On Tuesday, St. Louis Cardinals No. 3 prospect Joshua Báez completely captured the baseball world's attention, and he didn't even play in a big league game.
He's currently a member of the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds and has been red-hot so far this season from the plate. On Tuesday, he had likely the best offensive performance by a prospect this season by bashing four homers for the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds.
A FOUR @LennysSubs LONGBALL GAME FOR JOSHUA BÁEZ!!!!!
— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) June 17, 2026
IT SIMPLY CANT GET BETTER!!!!#LennysLongball pic.twitter.com/wJ9vYXwcXJ
You're not going to see nights like that all the time.
With his four homers, Báez increased his season total to 23 long balls. On top of this, he increased his season RBI total to 58 with seven on the night.
None of the four homers left his bat slower than 101.6 miles per hour.
Joshua Baez’s home runs tonight:
— Kareem Haq (@KareemSSN) June 17, 2026
108.2 MPH, 20 LA, 375 ft.
101.6 MPH, 33 LA, 408 ft.
108.4 MPH, 21 LA, 373 ft.
103.9 MPH, 49 LA, 354 ft. pic.twitter.com/K9XSHUjV0m
You just don't see this every day. While he isn't in the majors right now, he should be soon.