JJ Wetherholt Delivers Game-Tying HR Back Near his Home in Cardinals Win
Looking something like a far-fetched scene from a Hollywood movie, JJ Wetherholt thrilled family and friends by drilling a 408-foot homer to key the Cardinals improbable 4-2 win over the Pirates.
Roundtable Sports writer John Denton breaks down the Cardinals unlikeliest, most improbable win of the season on Monday in Pittsburgh -- one where hometown hero JJ Wetherholt played a starring role. Not long after being picked No. 7 overall in the 2024 MLB Draft by the Cardinals , JJ Wetherholt had flashbacks to all the nights he was forced to sit and watch St.
Louis break the hearts of his boyhood team, the Pirates. On Monday night – in the standout rookie’s first time playing an MLB game some 28 miles away from his Mars, Pa. – Wetherholt played a major role in crushing Pittsburgh and lifting the Cardinals to a stirring and most improbable victory.
Wetherholt crushed a 408-foot, game-tying home run in the ninth and José Fermín doubled in two more runs in the inning as the Cardinals offense came alive late and beat the Pirates 4-2 for their 10th and unlikeliest comeback win of the young season. WELCOME HOME, ROOKIE! 🚀 pic.
twitter. com/rxQu87OfXS — St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) April 28, 2026 Pirates’ pitchers were perfect through the first 6 2/3 innings, extending a Cardinals’ scoreless streak at PNC Park to 36 innings dating back to July of 2025.
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