Rockies’ Ryan McMahon has first three-homer game of 2021 MLB season

The Colorado Rockies jettisoned franchise participant Nolan Arenado this previous offseason, but getting offense from third atrocious used to be now not a grief Tuesday evening thanks to Ryan McMahon. McMahon began at the current nook and swatted three solo home runs in his first three at-bats in opposition to the Arizona Diamondbacks at Coors Field (ARI 10, COL 8 in 13 innings).

Here are McMahon’s three homers. He took Luke Weaver deep within the second and fourth innings, and Alex Young deep within the seventh.

McMahon had three alternatives at a fourth home dawdle. He lined out to second atrocious in opposition to Chris Devenski within the ninth inning, grounded out to short in opposition to Matt Peacock within the 11th, then doubled in opposition to Peacock within the 13th. Peacock made his MLB debut Tuesday evening and McMahon used to be the first batter he confronted.

As you will query of, McMahon’s three-homer evening is the first three-homer game in baseball this season. The season is most efficient six days stale, despite all the things. There own been 10 three-homer video games throughout the 60-game season a year ago, along side two on the related day (Jose Abreu and Trent Grisham on Aug. 22).

The Rockies own now had 18 three-homer video games in franchise historical previous, along side 11 at Coors Field. Trevor Story had the club’s final three-homer game assist in September 2018. The Rockies own by no blueprint had a participant hit four home runs in a single game.

Nelson Cruz, Paul DeJong, and Jared Walsh were the most life like likely assorted avid gamers with a multi-homer game in 2021 earlier than Tuesday.