Joshua Báez first to homer in first 3 at-bats in majors, leads Cardinals past Cubs 8-4

In a game at Wrigley Field in Chicago, St. Louis Cardinals' Joshua Báez became the first player to hit three home runs in his first three at-bats in the major leagues, leading his team to an 8-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Associated Press.

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. Báez also drove in five runs.

Blaze Jordan and Alec Burleson added solo home runs to help the Cardinals win a day after dropping the opener of the three-game series.

Báez is the first St. Louis player to homer in his first career plate appearance since Lane Thomas in June 2019.