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Milwaukee Brewers' Willy Adames Blasts 3-Run Home Run to Tie MLB Single-Season Record

Willy Adames gave the Milwaukee Brewers an early lead over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday, tying Ken Griffey Jr. in the MLB record books with his 13th three-run shot of the season.
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Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Willy Adames (27) celebrates a run in the 6th inning over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park, Saturday, August 31, 2024.
Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Willy Adames (27) celebrates a run in the 6th inning over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park, Saturday, August 31, 2024. | Cara Owsley / USA TODAY NETWORK

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Willy Adames celebrated his 29th birthday in explosive, record-breaking fashion.

The Milwaukee Brewers shortstop got his team on the board first Monday afternoon, crushing a 371-foot, three-run home run to left in the bottom of the first inning. It marked his fifth consecutive game with a home run, three of the last four of which have been three-run shots.

Adames is now up to 29 home runs on the season, which puts him two off his career high with four weeks to go. And while he hasn't hit a grand slam yet in 2024, Adames has belted a whopping 13 three-run home runs this year.

According to the Brewers' senior director of media relations, Mike Vassallo, that ties Adames for the most three-run homers in a single season. The record previously belonged to Hall of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr., who hit 13 three-run home runs with the Seattle Mariners in 1996.

Now, Adames and Griffey sit side-by-side in the MLB record books, and the former has 24 games left to snag full possession of the No. 1 spot.

Adames has more three-run home runs than five entire teams this year.

Adames is currently batting .255 with 29 home runs, 99 RBI, 15 stolen bases and a .812 OPS on the season. He entered Monday with a 4.3 fWAR, which ranked third among National League shortstops.

With his contract set to expire this fall, Adames is expected to be one of the most sought-after infielders on the open market. Adames' asking price is sure to go up following his record-breaking season at the plate, and it remains to be seen if Milwaukee will pay to keep his powerful bat in town.

The Brewers went on to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-3 on Monday.

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Sam Connon is a staff writer covering baseball for “Fastball on SI.’’ He previously covered UCLA Athletics for On SI’s All Bruins site, and is a UCLA graduate, with his work there as a sports columnist receiving awards from the College Media Association and Society of Professional Journalists. Connon also wrote for On SI’s New England Patriots site, Patriots Country, and he was on the Patriots and Boston Red Sox beats at Prime Time Sports Talk. Sam lives in Boston.

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