Joshua Báez hits 3 homers in first 3 at-bats in historic MLB debut
- Joshua Báez hit home runs in each of his first three major league at-bats in his debut for the St. Louis Cardinals.
- The Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 8-4 on Saturday in Chicago.
- Báez, called up from Triple-A Memphis before the game, had 30 family members in attendance at Wrigley Field, including his mother.
- His first homer came on the first pitch he saw, and Major League Baseball said he was the first player in modern baseball history to homer in his first three at-bats in a debut.
- Báez finished with five RBIs and was greeted by family members on the field after the game.
Joshua Báez made an extraordinary major league debut for the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday in Chicago, hitting a home run in each of his first three at-bats against the Cubs. He became the first player in modern baseball history to do that in his debut, according to Major League Baseball.
Báez was called up from Triple-A Memphis before the game and had a large group of family members, including his mother, Yris Carmen Báez, in attendance at Wrigley Field. His first homer came on the first pitch he saw and traveled an estimated 449 feet.
He added a second solo shot in his next at-bat and then homered again in his third at-bat, finishing with five RBIs. The Cardinals went on to beat the Cubs 8-4.
After the game, Báez and his family gathered on the field for photos despite the rain. Báez said the night felt unreal, while Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said the rookie's calm approach helped everyone take in the moment.
何塞·巴埃斯在大联盟首秀前3个打席轰出3支全垒打，创历史
周六在芝加哥，圣路易斯红雀队的何塞·巴埃斯完成了一次罕见的大联盟首秀，他面对小熊队的前3个打席全部打出全垒打。根据美国职业棒球大联盟的说法，他成为现代棒球史上首位在首秀中做到这一点的球员。
巴埃斯赛前从三A级孟菲斯被召上大联盟，芝加哥的瑞格利球场有包括母亲在内的30名家人到场观看。他的第一支全垒打出现在面对的第一球，飞行距离估计约449英尺。
随后，他在下一次打席又打出一支阳春炮，并在第三个打席再次开轰，最终贡献5分打点。红雀队最后以8比4击败小熊队。
赛后，尽管下雨，巴埃斯和家人仍在场上合影留念。巴埃斯说这晚“难以置信”，红雀队主帅马尔莫尔则表示，这名新秀的平静表现让球队得以认真感受这一时刻。