It's... One! Two! Three strikeouts you're in!
Team Nicaragua's Duque Hebbert flipped the baseball world on its head Monday at the World Baseball Classic when he struck out three of Major League Baseball's brightest stars in one inning. The feat, which happened during a 6-1 loss to the Dominican Republic, earned him a contract with the Detroit Tigers.
Hebbert, 21, took the mound at LoanDepot Park in Miami at the top of the ninth inning. First up was 2022 Home Run Derby champion Juan Soto. It only took Hebbert three pitches to get him out, the last of which was an 84 mph changeup that had Soto swinging so hard it brought him to his knee.