JJ Wetherholt Shines in Triple-A Debut with 424-Foot Blast and Scorching Triple

Life is supposed to be more difficult with each level you climb in minor league baseball, but apparently that's not the case for former West Virginia star JJ Wetherholt. At least, not at the moment.

Off the heels of his first career multi home run game that resulted in a promotion to Triple-A Memphis, Wetherholt proved the Cardinals' right in their decision to move him up. In his first game at the Triple-A level he ripped a triple to right and then scorched a ball to straightaway centerfield for his first homer - a ball that traveled 424 feet.

Official scorer says ... Triple!@Cardinals top prospect JJ Wetherholt gets a little assist from the ol' ☀️ to pick up his first Triple-A knock 😎@memphisredbirds | @WVUBaseball | @CardsPlayerDev pic.twitter.com/4cT0QI0JEE
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) July 9, 2025

Triple-A game No. 1 for JJ Wetherholt, homer No. 1 ‼️

MLB's No. 19 prospect (@Cardinals) goes 424 feet to straightaway center for his first @memphisredbirds roundtripper: pic.twitter.com/LWC2SrW3l2
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) July 9, 2025

In game two of the doubleheader between Memphis and Charlotte, Wetherholt went 1-for-4 with a double - a ball he hit over 107 mph past the shortstop, rolling all the way to the wall in the left center.

Great piece of hitting by JJ Wetherholt, going the other way for a 107.6 MPH double pic.twitter.com/NuwK43BwFg
— Kareem (@KareemSSN) July 10, 2025

It's still early, but if Wetherholt continues to rake like this, there's a pretty good shot he'll be one of the few position players considered to join the St. Louis Cardinals when rosters expand to 28 in September.

This Saturday, Wetherholt will be in Atlanta to participate in the MLB Futures All-Star Game. First pitch is set for 4 p.m. ET.

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