Blaze Jordan, a third baseman and first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, made his MLB debut on June 12, 2026, after a remarkable journey that began with viral fame as a child for hitting massive home runs—including a 395-foot shot at age 11 and a 500-foot blast at age 13. A standout high school player in Mississippi, he won the 2019 High School Home Run Derby at Progressive Field and was named Gatorade Mississippi Baseball Player of the Year in 2020 before being drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the third round of the 2020 MLB draft. Jordan climbed through the Red Sox minor league system, playing for teams like Salem, Greenville, and Portland, and notably opened up about dealing with anxiety and depression in 2023. On July 31, 2025, he was traded to the Cardinals in exchange for pitcher Steven Matz, and after a strong start with the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds in 2026, he earned his promotion. In his debut against the Minnesota Twins, he recorded his first MLB hit—an RBI single off Joe Ryan—and finished 2-for-4, and the very next day he hit his first MLB home run, a three-run shot off Travis Adams.