St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt smacked three home runs Friday as the Redbirds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-5 at Miller Park in Milwaukee.
Per MLB Stats, Goldschmidt made some history along the way:
MLB StatsPaul Goldschmidt is the first player ever with a 3-homer game within his first two games with a team. h/t @EliasSports https://t.co/9tcoH4NZv9
Those homers weren't flukes, either. Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com posted the impressive exit velocity numbers:
Jenifer LangoschPaul Goldschmidt's balls in play tonight: Home run: 105.0 mph Single: 104.