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Early on it seemed*very possible Yoenis Cespedes would hit 10 home runs Tuesday night. Or maybe he’d reach 500 for his career. He might’ve even been Major League Baseball’s all-time leader after*the New York Mets were finished beating up on the Phillies, 14-4.
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All we know for sure is the Mets’ star cranked out three homers in his first four at-bats and by the time the third one landed he still had half a game to play.
This was*the second time in*Cespedes’ career that he’s hit three home runs in one game, making him the only Met to ever do so. The last time he accomplished the feat was*in Colorado during the 2015 season. Reaching this plateau in just the fifth inning gave*Cespedes multiple*chances to become just the 17th player to ever hit four homers in one game.
He didn’t. Despite going four-for-six at the plate, his final line included five runs batted in, three home runs and one double.
Josh Hamilton*remains*the last person to hit four homers in a game, which he did as a Texas Ranger in 2012.
New York Mets’ Yoenis Cespedes follows through on his third home run of the night. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson) According to Statcast, each of*Cespedes’ home runs*had an exit velocity of at least 105 mph. His second shot out of Citizens Bank Park reached 109.3 mph and both insulted and injured one Phillies fan.
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All we know for sure is the Mets’ star cranked out three homers in his first four at-bats and by the time the third one landed he still had half a game to play.
This was*the second time in*Cespedes’ career that he’s hit three home runs in one game, making him the only Met to ever do so. The last time he accomplished the feat was*in Colorado during the 2015 season. Reaching this plateau in just the fifth inning gave*Cespedes multiple*chances to become just the 17th player to ever hit four homers in one game.
He didn’t. Despite going four-for-six at the plate, his final line included five runs batted in, three home runs and one double.
Josh Hamilton*remains*the last person to hit four homers in a game, which he did as a Texas Ranger in 2012.
This is Zach Cooper, 22, of Washington Township, N.J. He took that last Yoenis Cespedes' home run off his head. pic.twitter.com/yVXdFPDA96
— Ryan Lawrence (@ryanlawrence21) April 12, 2017
Mets fans will just have to take comfort*in*the fact their team combined for seven home runs in the victory at Philadelphia. Somehow, we think they’ll survive.— Ryan Lawrence (@ryanlawrence21) April 12, 2017
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Blake Schuster is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at [email protected]*or follow him on Twitter! Follow @Schustee