Young Catcher Shatters Records | MLB News

MLB Baseball News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Sep 17, 2026 · 1m

The Padres crushed the Rockies 9-3, slashing their magic number to seven and inching closer to playoff glory. Robbie Ray anchored the pitching staff, while rookie catcher Ethan Salas stole the show—smashing his first career home run (a 426-foot blast) and adding another later in the game. At just 20 years and 107 days old, Salas became the youngest catcher ever to hit multiple homers in a single MLB game, joining elite company like Soto, Trout, and Guerrero Jr. He credited newfound confidence and a key triple for unlocking his offensive surge, humbly calling himself “just a kid playing…