Two Outfielders Hit Two HRs in Debuts

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Early in the 2026 MLB season, two young outfielders made history by smashing two home runs each in their regular season debuts.

Chase the Looter of the Guardians did it on March 26th against the Mariners, while Arizona Diamondbacks prospect Jose Fernandez followed suit.

Five days later on March 31st versus the Tigers. The Looter had already tasted the majors in the previous postseason, but this was his first official regular season swing.

He bookended the game with homers in his first and last ad bats, then kept the power going by homering in his next two games too.

Fernandez, stepping in after an injury call-up, delivered the game winning three-run blast in the eighth off of veteran closer.

This feat is super rare, only the seventh and eighth players ever to pull it off in regular season debuts, according to stats experts.

Folks like Trevor Story in 2016 lit up opening day with two off of Future Hall of Famer, sparking the hottest start in baseball history with.

Six homers in four games. Other legends in the club include J.P. Orensivia, who homered on his first pitch back in 2010, and even old-timers like Bob Nieman, the only guy.

To go deep in his first two ad bats ever, these moments stick because they show raw talent exploding right away.

With these two joining the list, baseball fans are buzzing about what comes next for De Lauder and Fernandez as the season rolls on.