Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Willy Adames had a big performance on Monday against the St. Louis Cardinals. He made his impact on the game right away, as he hit a three-run home run in the first inning to give the Brewers a 3-0 cushion and help Milwaukee score a 9-3 victory.
That was quite a way for Adames to celebrate his birthday, who turned 29 years old on Sunday as well. With that first-inning blast, Adames has stretched his home run streak to five games. He is just the third player in Brewers franchise history to have such a streak, joining Jeromy Burnitz and Eric Thames in the extremely exclusive club. Burnitz and Thames did it in 1997 and 2017, respectively.
“For the first time in my career, I got a little emotional,” Adames said about his feat, per the Associated Press (h/t ESPN).
“It’s something that I’ve dreamed about since I was a kid. Just doing incredible things like that.”
Fans react to Willy Adames’ home run
Adames trended on X (formerly Twitter) after hitting a home run on his birthday, with Brewers and baseball fans in general all celebrating his masterpiece at the plate.
It's Willy Adames' 29th birthday, so he had to celebrate with his 29th home run of the season. 🥳
He has homered in FIVE STRAIGHT games! pic.twitter.com/EELWk2GAHz
— MLB (@MLB) September 2, 2024
“Dude gunning for 40 the rate he’s hitting HR 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯”
“Happy birthday! That is cool to hit a homerun on your birthday”
“Owning the crowd on your birthday, what else can you ask for”
“Such an exciting way to celebrate your 29th birthday Adames! Hitting your 29th home run of the season #MLB”
“Willy Adames needs to be looked at as a $200 million dollar player and I feel like not a ton of people view him in that light”
“I can remember when people argued over whether this is an upgrade over Arcia. Those people were wrong.”
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