Cardinals’ Iván Herrera records slugging feat never accomplished by a catcher in franchise history
Imagn Images Iván Herrera on Wednesday became the first catcher in St. Louis Cardinals franchise history to hit three home runs in a game. In all, the 24-year-old Herrera went 3 for 4 with a walk, six RBI, and three runs scored in the Cardinals' 12-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels in the series finale at Busch Stadium. Here's a look at his history-making blast off Halos reliever Blake Burke: Herrera also went deep off starter Yusei Kikuchi in the fourth and sixth innings. His three homers on Wednesday traveled a combined 1,234 feet. His second homer was his hardest-hit ball of the day, as it left the bat at 112.1 mph. In all, the Cardinals have gotten two-homer games from a catcher on 34 occasions, mostly recently Willson Contreras in August of last year. Yadier Molina had nine such games […]
