The St. Louis Cardinals didn't have to wait long to see the enormous potential held by Joshua Báez as the rookie slugger crushed the first pitch that he saw at the big-league level 449 feet for a towering home run that nearly left Wrigley Field.

Báez, 23, was officially promoted on Saturday morning after leading all of the Minor Leagues in home runs with 34 and RBI with 90. He showed off that power by crushing Matthew Boyd's 93.4 mph fastball well over the wall in left-center and nearly out of the stadium. The smash left Báez's bat at 108.6 mph and at 449 feet, it was the third longest homer hit at Wrigley Field this season.

Báez became the first Cardinals player to homer in his first MLB at bat since Lance Thomas on April 19, 2019. Baez's two-run shot gave the Cardinals an early 3-0 lead over the rival Cubs. Also, he became the first Cardinals player to homer off the first big-league pitch he saw since Adam Wainwright did it on May 24, 2006.