Cardinals rookie makes MLB history by hitting a home run in each of his first three career plate appearances

St. Louis Cardinals rookie Joshua Báez’s archetypal vocation crippled successful the large leagues was thing retired of a movie.

Báez made Major League Baseball past by hitting a location tally successful each of his archetypal 3 sheet appearances successful the Cardinals' crippled against the Chicago Cubs connected Saturday day astatine Wrigley Field. The 23-year-old wasted nary clip successful his first-ever astatine bat, arsenic helium blasted the archetypal transportation helium saw successful his large league vocation 450 feet to dormant halfway tract for a two-run homer to springiness the Cardinals a 3-0 lead.

Báez pummeled Cubs starter Matt Boyd’s 93-mph fastball and sent the Cardinals’ dugout into a frenzy. The rookie rounded the bases with a grin connected his look the full time.

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Joshua Báez of the St. Louis Cardinals hits a location tally during the archetypal inning against the Chicago Cubs astatine Wrigley Field successful Chicago, Ill., connected Aug. 15, 2026. (Jessie Alcheh/Getty Images)

His 2nd location tally of the time came successful the 4th inning, erstwhile again disconnected Boyd. Báez worked the number afloat and past hammered Boyd's 78-mph changeup 382 feet into the left-field seats to springiness the Cardinals a 4-3 lead.

Báez's 3rd location tally besides came disconnected Boyd, this clip disconnected an 83-mph slider connected the extracurricular of the plate. The electrifying rookie hammered the shot 368 feet into the right-field seats for a two-run location run, giving the Cardinals a 6-3 lead. The Cardinals' dugout was successful disbelief, with aggregate players successful awe of Báez's historical feat.

The right-handed hitter homered to each 3 fields connected 3 antithetic pitches successful his archetypal 3 sheet appearances of his career. Báez homered disconnected a fastball successful his archetypal at-bat to halfway field, a changeup to near tract successful his 2nd at-bat, and a slider to close tract successful his 3rd at-bat. It was a singular show of powerfulness successful his archetypal vocation game.

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Joshua Báez No. 22 of the St. Louis Cardinals celebrates with Alec Burleson No. 41 aft hitting a location tally during the archetypal inning against the Chicago Cubs astatine Wrigley Field successful Chicago, Ill., connected Aug. 15, 2026. (Jessie Alcheh/Getty Images)

In his 4th at-bat, helium proved helium was human, arsenic helium conscionable deed a enactment retired to Cubs near fielder Ian Happ. At the clip of this writing, the Cardinals had an 8-4 pb implicit the Cubs successful the ninth inning.

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Báez, who led Triple-A successful location runs earlier being called up connected Saturday, was batting 5th successful the bid and playing near field. In Triple-A, the Boston autochthonal was putting up monolithic numbers, hitting .256 with 34 location runs, 90 RBI and 21 stolen bases successful 103 games.

The Cardinals drafted him successful the 2nd circular of the 2021 MLB Draft retired of precocious school. The squad hopes helium tin articulation JJ Wetherholt, Jordan Walker and Alec Burleson to signifier a young halfway the squad tin physique astir for a agelong time.

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Joshua Báez of the St. Louis Cardinals celebrates aft hitting a location tally during the archetypal inning against the Chicago Cubs astatine Wrigley Field successful Chicago, Ill., connected Aug. 15, 2026. (Jessie Alcheh/Getty Images)

The Cardinals were not expected to vie this play but person amazed galore arsenic they entered Saturday astatine 61-61 and conscionable 3.5 games backmost of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Philadelphia Phillies for the last Wild Card spot successful the National League.

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The Cubs clasp the apical Wild Card spot successful the National League and entered Saturday 3 games down the Milwaukee Brewers successful the NL Central.

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