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‘Cool and collected’: Rookie Miguel Amaya hits first home run in Cubs’ win vs. Padres

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Cubs rookie Miguel Amaya rounds the bases after hitting a two run home run in the third inning against the San Diego Padres at PETCO Park on June 4, 2023 in San Diego, California.

SAN DIEGO – Cubs rookie Miguel Amaya knew the ball was leaving the park as soon as he hit it, and the feeling transported him back to Panama, hitting his first ever home run in a tournament at eight years old.

“I have no words to explain it,” Amaya said of his first major-league home run.

In Amaya’s first game back in the lineup, he made a mark.