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Cardinals prospect Joshua Baez slugs 4 HR in historic game with Memphis, leads Triple-A
Baez’s four-homer game tied his career high and pushed his season total to 20, a milestone that underscored his breakout power surge.
- On Tuesday, St. Louis Cardinals prospect Joshua Baez hit four home runs for the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds against the Triple-A Nashville Sounds, a rare feat in professional baseball history.
- Throughout the 2026 season, Baez has recorded 23 home runs and 58 RBIs, demonstrating sustained power with an exit velocity averaging 92.5 MPH and a hard-hit rate of 53.4%.
- The Cardinals announced Baez is the 16th MiLB player to hit four homers in a single game since 2005, joining Chandler Redmond and Tyrone Horne as the only Cardinals minor leaguers to accomplish this feat in the last 30 years.
- With 12 home runs in his last 18 games, the 22-year-old is currently hitting.282 with a.976 OPS for Memphis, prompting speculation about an imminent MLB promotion.
- The organization started Baez's 40-man roster clock last offseason, and he has accumulated 308 innings in center field across 57 starts, positioning him for a potential major league role.
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The St. Louis Cardinals’ NO. 3 prospect Joshua Báez couldn’t have had a better tribute for his late father on Tuesday. Báez’s father, José Manuel, was a baseball and softball player and was the main strength behind Báez in taking up the sport as a profession. Tuesday was his third death anniversary, and the most Báez could have done was put in a good performance. He preferred to be great and scored 4 dingers for the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds. Af…
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Cardinals prospect Joshua Baez slugs 4 HR in historic game with Memphis, leads Triple-A
Joshua Baez, Cardinals' No. 3 prospect per MLB Pipeline, blasted four homers in the Class AAA Memphis Redbirds' 12-5 defeat of the Nashville Sound on Tuesday.
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