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History was made in St. Louis on Saturday when Cardinals rookie Joshua Baez stepped into the big leagues and immediately rewrote the record books. The left fielder launched three home runs in his first three plate appearances, becoming the first player in MLB history to accomplish that feat in a major league debut. That is not a soft record — that is a statement.
Shifting to the NFL, where the New Orleans Saints got a strong early look at linebacker Jaylan Ford in their preseason opener against Jacksonville. Ford was everywhere in that first half, racking up eight tackles and then delivering the defining moment of the game — reading the quarterback's eyes perfectly, dropping underneath a pass over the middle, and securing a goal-line interception that killed a Jaguars scoring drive cold. Exactly what a player fighting for roster positioning needs to do.
Meanwhile in Cleveland, the Browns quarterback battle is very much alive after Shedeur Sanders made his preseason debut against the Chicago Bears. The storyline coming out of that game now shapes how the Browns approach their starter decision, and with every snap Sanders takes, the pressure on the organization to get this right only intensifies.
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