Yoenis Cespedes hit 3 of the Mets’ 7 dingers

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Yoenis Cespedes has always been known for his power, whether you're talking about his bat or his arm or just the sheer size of the dude. That power has only become more noticeable since moving to the Mets, where he blasted 17 homers in 57 games after a 2015 trade, then hit 31 a year ago. He's picked up where he left off, too, as he has four homers in this young campaign after blasting three against the Phillies on Tuesday night.

Cespedes went deep in the first with a three-run shot, hit a solo dinger in the fourth, then added a third solo blast in the fifth. These weren't the only homers the Mets hit against the Phillies, though: overall, New York went yard seven times — Asdrubal Cabrera and Travis d'Arnaud added one each, while Lucas Duda hit two shots of his own — and ended up winning 14-4.

You can watch all three Cespedes' homers in this video, and just know that when you do, you're watching a little bit of Mets' history. No other player had ever managed two three-homer games in their Mets' career: Cespedes previously pulled off the feat back in August of 2015, during his first weeks with the club. The longer he can keep this up, the better his long-term deal with New York is going to look.

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