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Posted on 08/16/2026 3:56:57 AM PDT by Adder
CHICAGO -- Joshua Báez spent five years working toward his first Major League at-bat.
He needed one pitch to make it unforgettable. Then, somehow, he kept going.
Báez homered on the first pitch he saw in the Majors, homered again in his second at-bat and then stepped to the plate in the sixth inning and did something nobody in Major League history had ever done.
He homered again.
Three at-bats. Three home runs. One historic introduction.
Báez became the first player in MLB history to hit three home runs in his debut, going 3-for-4 with five RBIs while powering the Cardinals to an 8-4 victory over the Cubs on Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field.
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Congratulations!
Looks like three fast balls high up off the same pitcher, but still a remarkable achievement.
(Unimpressed) "In four at-bats."
😂
I hope he had the wit in the postgame press conference to say, “That was fun, but maybe it’s not good to peak in my first game.”
All to different areas of the ballpark too
Video of all 3
St. Louis Cardinals Joshua Báez hits 3 home runs in his first 3 Major League at-bats
https://rumble.com/v7e86z6-st.-louis-cardinals-joshua-bez-hits-3-home-runs-in-his-first-3-major-league.html
Yeah could be all downhill from here.
I guess that right now he’s batting .750 — which is pretty good, but I don’t think he can maintain that average.
“Kid”?! He looks 50
lol
Prospect?
FABULOUS - thank you for posting..
Mind blowing, he has already earned himself a great place in the record books, a place in baseball trivia immortality even if he left today.
“I guess that right now he’s batting .750 — which is pretty good, but I don’t think he can maintain that average.”
I had the exact thought as you.
I have a Topps 1954 #250
Ted Williams
On the back there is a ‘cartoon’ of the coach telling Williams “You’re .3998 which will round up to .400...I want you to sit-out this double header today.”
The next Frame of the cartoon Willams animatedly throws his hands down and says “No way!”
He hit 6 on 8 at bats and ended the year with a .406.
Tough guy!
That's impressive in itself!
He joins former Cardinals player Fernando Tatis in having a record that will never be broken.
I grew up as a Cardinals fan and, although I’m right-handed, I batted left-handed like my idol, Stan Musial - arguably the greatest underrated superstar in MLB history.
That Cubs pitcher has to be kicking himself…
When you’re hot you’re hot .
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