VIDEO: Aristides Aquino Continues Home Run Tear With 3-Run Jack Against the Cardinals
By Sean Facey
Aristides Aquino is quickly proving himself to be a human cheat code. The young Cincinnati Reds slugger ripped yet another home run on Saturday, this one a three-run shot off of St. Louis Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas to extended his team's lead in the fifth inning.
His initials are Double A, but his swing is definitely MLB! ?#ThePunisher | #BornToBaseball pic.twitter.com/SMmdwmKRYC
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) August 18, 2019
The titanic home run was no cheap-shot either. It traveled 408 feet with an exit velocity of 104.8 mph, easily clearing the wall in center field.
It was his 11th home run of the year, a truly incredibly feat considering he's managed that many jacks through just 54 at-bats. Though it's still early, the Reds may have found themselves one of the best power hitters in all of baseball.