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Ethan Salas becomes youngest catcher with a multi-homer game as Padres beat Rockies 9-3

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The Associated Press. (2026, September 17). Ethan Salas becomes youngest catcher with a multi-homer game as Padres beat Rockies 9-3. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/ethan-salas-becomes-youngest-catcher-with-a-multi-homer-game-as-padres-beat-rockies-9-3/article_498c46b2-ada8-507b-8c9d-fd164732c08a.html

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Ethan Salas, at 20 years and 107 days old, became the youngest catcher to hit two home runs in a major league game, breaking Butch Wynegar’s record from 1976. The San Diego Padres defeated the Colorado Rockies with a final score of 9-3 on Wednesday night. Salas led off the second inning and capped the fifth with homers that highlighted San Diego's strong performance, contributing to their nine-game winning streak and maintaining their playoff hopes in the National League.

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On Wednesday night, Ethan Salas became the youngest catcher in major league baseball history to hit multiple home runs in a game at 20 years, 107 days, breaking Butch Wynegar's record. Playing for the San Diego Padres against the Colorado Rockies in Denver, Salas started off with a 426-foot homer and later added another two-run shot. The Padres won the game 9-3, improving their record to 83-69 and solidifying their position in the race for the National League wild card spot. Robbie Ray pitched six innings for San Diego, allowing three runs and securing his win against Mason Adams of the Rockies. With this victory, the Padres have won nine out of ten games recently, keeping them ahead of rivals like the Arizona Diamondbacks and preventing the Los Angeles Dodgers from clinching the NL West division title.

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DENVER (AP) — Ethan Salas hit his first two major league homers and became the youngest catcher in history with a multi-homer game Wednesday night as the San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 9-3. asserted

Padres → hit → Rockies

Salas led off the second inning with a first-pitch shot off Rockies starter Mason Adams (0-1) that went 426 feet over the wall in center field, becoming the youngest catcher to homer in the majors since 19-year-old Iván Rodríguez in 1991. Salas added a two-run homer that capped San Diego’s four-run fifth and made it 8-1. asserted

it → lead → fifth

At 20 years, 107 days, he broke the record held by Butch Wynegar, who was 20 years, 192 days when he hit two home runs for Minnesota on Sept. 22, 1976. asserted

he → break → Sept.

San Diego (83-69) has won nine of 10 and entered the night with a 2 1/2-game lead over Arizona for the final NL wild-card spot. asserted

Diego → win → spot

The Padres also prevented the rival Los Angeles Dodgers from clinching the NL West. asserted

Padres → prevent → West

Robbie Ray (13-8) allowed three runs and three hits with six strikeouts in six innings for the Padres. asserted

Ray → allow → Padres

Samad Taylor and Ty France each drove in two runs for San Diego and Jackson Merrill had three hits. asserted

Merrill → drive → hits

France hit a sacrifice fly that drove in Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jake Cronenworth added an RBI single to give the Padres a 2-0 lead in the first inning. asserted

Cronenworth → hit → inning

Kyle Karros hit a two-run homer in the sixth for the Rockies and Adael Amador had an RBI groundout in the first. asserted

Amador → hit → first

Taylor singled to lead off the fourth, stole second base and scored on a triple by Dustin Harris to make it 4-1 and added a two-run single in the fifth. asserted

it → single → fifth

Adams allowed six runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings. asserted

Adams → allow → innings

Up next Padres RHP Michael King (11-9, 3.03 ERA) starts Thursday against RHP Tanner Gordon (1-4, 5.55) in the series finale. asserted

King → start → finale

Ethan Salas becomes youngest catcher with a multi-homer game as Padres beat Rockies 9-3

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