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It’s undoubtedly the most explosive, historic debut in the history of Major League Baseball. St. Louis Cardinals rookie Joshua Baez, in his first three trips to the plate as a big leaguer, has hit three home runs. With five RBIs. It all started with a massive blast, 449 feet, on his very first pitch in The Show. Watch him go yard three times in his first three at-bats: Indeed. Major league history at Wrigley Field. Baez is the first player in the history of the big leagues to hit three homers in his debut. One to left, one to center, one to right. 1,199 feet of homers. Without a doubt, the greatest debut in major league history. Sarah Langs has added that Baez is only the second player to hit each of his first three home runs in the same game, period. Seby Zavala did it on July 31, 2021, in his 18th big league game. The 23-year-old, MLB’s No. 59 prospect, Baez was absolutely crushing it in Triple-A, with 34 homers, 90 RBIs and a .901 OPS at Memphis. He has not let up one iota in his major league debut. His fourth at-bat? A mere line-out to left. But he’ll exit his first game with a .750 average, and an outrageous 3.750 OPS. Not too bad. MLB Pipeline notes that the 6’3″slugger struggled with “massive contact issues” early in his career. But he has “cut down on the noise in his pre-swing load,” and the results have been obvious. They point out that he took one of the biggest leaps in all of Minor League Baseball in 2025, with 20 homers and 54 steals across 117 games at High-A and Double-A. Only last year’s top overall prospect, Konnor Griffin, matched Baez as a 20-50 man last season. Tap Here To Add Sportsnaut As A Trusted Source on Google