Chase DeLauter’s regular-season arrival with the Cleveland Guardians could not be going any better. The rookie outfielder is far exceeding the hype as he is hitting home runs at an unprecedented pace.
After launching two on Opening Day against the Seattle Mariners, which made him just the seventh player to do that in his first regular-season game, DeLauter followed that up with another homer in his first at-bat of his second game. That put him in an even more exclusive group.
According to Sarah Langs and the Elias Sports Bureau, DeLauter has made history with his strong start, as he is just the fourth player to hit three home runs in his first two regular-season games, along with Trevor Story, Joe Cunningham and Charlie Reilly.
“Chase DeLauter is the fourth player in MLB history with 3 home runs in his first two career regular season games, joining: 2016 Trevor Story; 1954 Joe Cunningham; 1889 Charlie Reilly,” Langs wrote on X.
Chase DeLauter is the fourth player in MLB history with 3 home runs in his first two career regular season games , joining:
2016 Trevor Story
1954 Joe Cunningham
1889 Charlie Reillyh/t @EliasSports
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) March 28, 2026
In the opener, DeLauter hit a solo home run off of Mariners starter Logan Gilbert in the first inning and capped his big debut with a ninth-inning solo homer against reliever Cooper Criswell in Cleveland’s 6-4 win. In the next game, DeLauter hit another first-inning solo homer, this one against George Kirby, but he could not repeat his feat and set a record with another one in the Guardians’ 5-1 loss.
This is just the latest in a line of historic achievements by DeLauter in just three MLB games. Last year, he became one of just six players in history to make his MLB debut in a postseason game, when he was promoted to take part in Cleveland’s AL Wild Card Series against the Detroit Tigers.
Though he went just 1-for-6 with a single in two appearances there, his potential for stardom was evident. He proved those believers right with an exceptional spring training performance that included three home runs in 14 games, and he has managed to continue that explosion into the regular season.
DeLauter is the linchpin to the Guardians’ plan to generate offensive improvement from within the organization. He can be seen as their major offseason addition after failing to add any significant hitters from the outside.
If he can avoid injury and keep this up, that plan will work out far better than anyone could have dreamed.
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