Historic Debut
A memorable game for a Massachusetts kid in a St.Louis uniform
The Game
Cardinals rookie debuted on August 15, 2026, and his first 3 at bats are ones to remember for Cardinals fans or just baseball fans in general.
Until this guy (Joshua Baez) came around, nobody had ever hit 3 homers on there debut game!
This time, when he stepped up to the plate for his first big leauge at bat agienst Cubs veteran southpaw Matthew Boyd at smashed the first pitch a whopping 449 ft 2-run homer for the start of his 3-home-run streak to come.
His 2nd homer ALSO came off of Boyd, and this time was a solo shot down the right field line to break a 3–3 tie.
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And his 3rd and final home run came off of the Same Exact Pitcher and was a 2-run blast to the right field bleachers.
In his 4th at bat, he lined out to Cubs right fielder Ian Happ, but he still scored 5 of the Cardinals' 8–4 win over the Chicago Cubs.
In The Minors
Joshua is what you expect of someone who hits 3 homers in his MLB Debut.
He led Triple-A with 34 Home Runs for the Cardinals Triple-A affiliate, the Memphis Redbirds.
He is only the 11th player in Cardinals history to homer in his 1st career at-bat; he is only the 6th to do it on the first pitch, and the very first across all teams to homer 3 times in his MLB Debut Game.
I will have a follow-up on Joshua's life in the minors and him paving his path to The Show coming soon!
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