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  "id": 1139556,
  "title": "Joshua Báez of the Cardinals hits 3 homers in his first 3 at-bats in a historic major league debut",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/joshua-baez-of-the-cardinals-hits-3-homers-in-his-first-3-at-bats-in",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-15T22:49:17.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/joshua-b-ez-cardinals-hits-224917659.html"
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  "summary": "Joshua Báez smashed the first pitch he saw in the majors about 450 feet, then flashed a grin to the St. Louis dugout as he began his home run trot. “There was a calmness and a smile, like, ‘I’m here,’” Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said. Báez became the first player to hit a home run in each of his first three at-bats in the majors, leading the Cardinals to an 8-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Cardinals' Joshua Baez makes rare history in MLB debut with wild home run stat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/cardinals-joshua-baez-makes-rare-history-in-mlb-debut-with-wild-home",
        "published": "2026-08-15T19:42:37.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Joshua Báez of the Cardinals hits 3 homers in his first 3 at-bats in a historic major league debut",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/joshua-baez-of-the-cardinals-hits-3-homers-in-his-first-3-at-bats-in-1141385",
        "published": "2026-08-15T22:50:39.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}