What's next for St. Louis Cardinals slugger Joshua Baez after stellar MLB debut?
The St. Louis Cardinals promoted minor league player Joshua Baez to play in Major League Baseball. On his first at-bat in the major leagues, Baez hit a home run on the first pitch, which is a rare achievement.
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5 sourcesJoshua Báez, from Boston, makes historic MLB debut with homers in his first three at-bats
Joshua Baez fulfills promise to late father, then makes history with greatest MLB debut ever
Joshua Báez of the Cardinals hits 3 homers in his first 3 at-bats in a historic major league debut
Bostonian Joshua Báez is first player to homer in first three at-bats in the majors, leads Cardinals past Cubs
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7 sourcesJoshua Báez slugs 3 homers in historic debut; Cardinals win 8-4 over Cubs
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5 sourcesWhat's next for St. Louis Cardinals slugger Joshua Baez after stellar MLB debut?
Joshua Baez announces his Cardinals arrival with 3 homers, greatest MLB debut by a hitter ever
Joshua Báez of the Cardinals hits 3 homers in his first 3 at-bats in a historic major league debut
Cardinals rookie makes MLB history by hitting a home run in each of his first three career plate appearances
Cardinals’ Joshua Baez makes history with three homers in first three MLB at-bats in eye-popping debut
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2 developments- Aug 15Cardinals to promote powerful prospect Joshua Baez
- Aug 15Joshua Báez of the Cardinals hits 3 homers in his first 3 at-bats in a historic major league debut
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