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Cubs Shortstop Nico Hoerner Hits First Home Run of 2022 Season

The home run was hit off reigning NL Cy Young winner Corbin Burnes.

Madison Williams

The first home run of the 2022 MLB season was hit by Cubs shortstop Nico Hoerner vs. the Brewers on Thursday afternoon.

The Brewers vs. Cubs matchup was the first Opening Day game of 2022, so it was only fitting that the first home run took place during this game.

The shortstop hit the home run off of the reigning National League Cy Young winner Corbin Burnes in the bottom of the fifth inning at Wrigley Field.

The ball landed in the bleacher seats in left field, and the fan who caught Hoerner’s home run couldn’t be more excited. 

The crowd in Chicago erupted in cheers as the Cubs then took a 3—1 lead thanks to Hoerner’s homer. The shortstop also brought in Jason Heyward, who was on first base when Hoerner hit the home run. Hoerner already has two RBI on the season.

Burnes was taken out of the game after the fifth inning, which saw three Cubs runs. He finished with four strikeouts and four hits in his first start of the year.

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Madison Williams is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where she specializes in tennis but covers a wide range of sports from a national perspective. Before joining SI in 2022, Williams worked at The Sporting News. Having graduated from Augustana College, she completed a master’s in sports media at Northwestern University. She is a dog mom and an avid reader.

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