Chase DeLauter's Epic Start for Cleveland Guardians

0:00On April 4, Chase Delodder is straight dominating for the Cleveland Guardians right now. This dude's got a flair for epic debuts. He was the first Guardian to play in last year's Playoff Wildcard series, then smashed two homers in his. Regular season opener on March 26 against Seattle, joining just six others since 1889. Friday, in their home opener, he crushed a two-run shot for a four-to-one win over the Cubs, becoming the first Cleveland player since 1980. To Homer in both first home and away regular games, that Homer came in the seventh, off a 96.6 mile per hour fastball, flying 402 feet. Earlier, he tied the game at 1-1 with a key single. Delodder finished three-for-four, driving in three-runs total, and even after a mini-slump going one for 12-4 games, he bounced back huge. Fans and teammates were hyped, especially after he almost wrecks Stephen Kwan's shoulder in a wild home plate celebration mix-up,

1:00high five med hug. Delodder just laughed it off, saying he knew that ball was gone the second it left the bat, hunting fastballs up in the zone. Digging deeper, his five-homers tie him for the American League lead through seven games, matching Oakland's Shay Landry Lears. He's just the fourth ever with at least five that quick, and the first Guardian to go deep in four of his first seven. Batting 346 with eight RBI's and a 1.293 on base, plus slugging, plus two-three hit games already. Delodder's turning heads league-wide, proving he's no fluke. Keep watching this kid light up scoreboards as the Guardian's role. Stay tuned with MLB News today. AI-powered updates. I'm Corey with the story.