Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages made rare MLB history Wednesday, blasting three home runs in a 12-2 rout of the Houston Astros, but that wasn’t the only reason his day was historic.
Pages, the 25-year-old Havana-born center fielder, crossed into territory occupied by only two players before him. According to journalist Francys Romero of BeisbolFR, Pages became only the third Cuban-born player ever to hit three homers in a single MLB game before turning 26, joining feats previously accomplished by José Canseco in 1988 and Yordan Álvarez, who did it twice in 2019 and 2022.
Only one other Cuban-born player of any age has recorded a three-homer game. That was José Abreu, then of the Chicago White Sox, who did it in 2020 at the age of 33.
The three-home-run game by Pages was the 368th in MLB history, making it a rare feat in the context of the estimated 238,000 games played in major league history.
Pages Sets Career Highs Across the Board
The three-homer performance was a first in Pages’ young big-league career. He finished the afternoon with six RBI and three runs scored, accounting for 12 total bases, all single-game career highs, according to Dodger Blue reporter Blake Williams.
Pages also joined teammate Max Muncy as the only two players in all of MLB to go deep three times in a single game during the 2026 season, as reported by MLB.
His 2026 numbers tell the story of a player coming into his own. Through 36 games, Pages is slashing .326/.368/.500 with five home runs and 27 RBI, good for a 144 OPS+, well above the league average mark of 100.
Dodgers Win Behind Pages’ Massive Day
The victory was not without concern for the defending World Series champions. Starter Tyler Glasnow exited after one inning with low back tightness, leaving manager Dave Roberts to lean on his bullpen for eight full innings. But Glasnow was in the game long enough to strike out Álvarez in the first inning for the 1,000th strikeout of his career, making him the fastest pitcher in MLB history to reach that plateau in innings pitched, according to Williams’ recap.
The offense made the bullpen’s task manageable from the outset. Three of Los Angeles’ first runs crossed the plate not on hits but on wild pitches by Astros starter Lance McCullers Jr., including the run that gave the Dodgers the lead for good. Shohei Ohtani snapped an 0-for-18 hitless stretch with two hits as Los Angeles pulled away early.
Jack Dreyer, Edgardo Henriquez and Kyle Hurt each delivered multiple scoreless frames before Blake Treinen, Tanner Scott and newly activated Brock Stewart closed out Houston the rest of the way.
Pages made his major league debut on April 16, 2024. Now in his third year with the club, the right-handed hitter is producing at a level that suggests his development arc is right on schedule, or ahead of it.
Wednesday’s performance arrived on the final game of a road trip that had seen Los Angeles drop back-to-back series. The Dodgers head home having salvaged the finale, and they do so with Pages having announced himself as more than a complementary piece on a roster built around household names.
Dodgers’ Andy Pages Makes MLB History in Blowout Win Over Astros