Joshua Baez announces his Cardinals arrival with 3 homers, greatest MLB debut by a hitter ever
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"Joshua Baez announces his Cardinals arrival with 3 homers, greatest MLB debut by a hitter ever" is generating significant coverage in the Sports category, with 2 articles from 2 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include MLB.com and STLtoday.com. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (3)
- Báez has historic MLB debut surrounded by family and a special bee MLB.com · 12h ago
- Who is Joshua Báez? Get to know the MLB record-setter MLB.com · 12h ago
- Joshua Baez announces his Cardinals arrival with 3 homers, greatest MLB debut by a hitter ever STLtoday.com · 12h ago
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