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In a pivotal Game 4 of the World Series, Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Cooper Pratt etched his name into the record books. His home run in the 12th inning against the Tampa Bay Rays broke a 2-2 tie and propelled the Brewers to a dramatic victory, putting them on the cusp of their first-ever championship.
According to MLB researcher Sarah Langs, Pratt's performance made him the first rookie in World Series history to achieve four hits in a potential clinching game. The 22-year-old, a sixth-round pick in the 2023 draft, is just three years removed from his final high school game in Mississippi and now finds himself part of baseball lore.
The Brewers, who have won the first three games of the series, have not captured a championship since the franchise relocated from Seattle to Milwaukee in 1970. The game, which began on Tuesday in St. Petersburg, stretched past midnight in Florida, with neither team scoring after David Hamilton's fifth-inning home run tied the contest at 2-2.
That changed in the 12th when Pratt crushed a 2-and-2 sweeper from Rays pitcher Ian Seymour over the heart of the plate and into the left-field bleachers at Tropicana Field. Pratt made his big league debut in June and posted a .281/.350/.368 slash line in 74 regular-season games. Through his first 11 playoff games, he was slashing .275/.310/.325 with two doubles, three RBIs, and two stolen bases. In Game 4, he was 3 for 4 with an RBI through the first nine innings before delivering the decisive blow.
With the game on the line, Pratt hit his first home run of the postseason, putting the Brewers one inning away from the first championship in franchise history. Not a bad feat for a rookie.
Originally reported by yahoo.