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MIAMI, FLORIDA - AUGUST 28: Aristides Aquino #44 of the Cincinnati Reds celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Miami Marlins during the first inning at Marlins Park on August 28, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FLORIDA - AUGUST 28: Aristides Aquino #44 of the Cincinnati Reds celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Miami Marlins during the first inning at Marlins Park on August 28, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)Michael Reaves/Getty Images

Video: Reds Rookie Aristides Aquino Makes History with 13th Homer in 1st 100 ABs

Kyle Newport
Aug 28, 2019

The Punisher struck again.ย ย 

During the first inning of Wednesday's game against the Miami Marlins, Cincinnati Reds rookie Aristides Aquino took Marlins right-handerย Sandy Alcantaraย deepย to left field to continue rewriting MLB's record books:

That marked the 25-year-old's 13th home run since being called up Aug. 1 following the Yasiel Puig trade. He had been mired in a four-game homerless drought and had just one dinger in his previous nine appearances.

Aquino's latest blast made history in more than one way, per Fox Sports Ohio:

  • Most home runs by a player in first 100 career MLB plate appearances
  • Fewest gamesย (26) to reach 13 career home runs
  • Most home runs by a Reds rookie in a single month
  • Tied for the most home runs by a National League rookie in a single month (Los Angeles Dodgers' Cody Bellinger, June 2017)

According to MLB Stats, Aquino is the first Cincinnati player with 13-plus home runs in a month since Greg Vaughn accomplished the feat in 1999.

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