Joshua Báez makes MLB history with three homers in debut game

For Baez it was the experience of a lifetime and an appropriate introduction to the big league ball fans that might spend the next decade watching him turn hangers into bangers.

Cardinals rookie left fielder Joshua Baez set an MLB record with three home runs in the first three plate appearances of his major league career Sunday.

SAINT LOUIS, MO. — St. Louis Cardinals rookie Joshua Baez made his Major League Baseball debut earlier today, and he wasted no time showing why the organization believed in his power. The 23-year-old slugger launched a home run on the very first pitch he saw in the majors, sending the ball a reported 449 feet […]

23-year-old hits home run on first pitch in majors Báez drives in five during 8-4 victory over Cubs Rookie was called up from Triple-A earlier in day Joshua Báez became the first player to hit three home runs in his first three at-bats in the major leagues, leading the St Louis Cardinals to an 8-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. The 23-year-old left fielder, called up from Triple-A Memphis earlier in the day, hit the first pitch he saw into the Wrigley Field bleachers, then homered in his next two at-bats. He also drove in five runs. Continue reading...

In his first-ever MLB game, Joshua Baez did something no baseball player has ever done.