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

St. Louis Cardinals rookie outfielder Joshua Báez clobbered a home run 450 feet on the first pitch of his big league career. (This video contains AI-assisted content)

St. Louis Cardinals rookie Joshua Báez’s first career game in the big leagues was something out of a movie.

Báez made Major League Baseball history by hitting a home run in each of his first three plate appearances in the Cardinals' game against the Chicago Cubs on Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field. The 23-year-old wasted no time in his first-ever at bat, as he blasted the first pitch he saw in his major league career 450 feet to dead center field for a two-run homer to give 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 smile on his face the entire time.

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Joshua Báez of the St. Louis Cardinals hits a home run during the first inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Ill., on Aug. 15, 2026. (Jessie Alcheh/Getty Images)

His second home run of the day came in the fourth inning, once again off Boyd. Báez worked the count full and then hammered Boyd's 78-mph changeup 382 feet into the left-field seats to give the Cardinals a 4-3 lead.

Báez's third home run also came off Boyd, this time off an 83-mph slider on the outside of the plate. The electrifying rookie hammered the ball 368 feet into the right-field seats for a two-run home run, giving the Cardinals a 6-3 lead. The Cardinals' dugout was in disbelief, with multiple players in awe of Báez's historic feat.

The right-handed hitter homered to all three fields on three different pitches in his first three plate appearances