Isaac Paredes of the Tampa Bay Rays becomes the youngest Mexican player to hit 30 home runs in an MLB season.
At 24 years and 218 days, Paredes breaks the record set by Vinny Castilla of the Colorado Rockies in 1995 at 27 years and 51 days.
Paredes smashes his 30th home run in the seventh inning, demonstrating his power.
The Rays lose 9-5 to the Blue Jays at Tropicana Field in Tampa despite Paredes' historic achievement.
Paredes is in his fourth Major League season and second with the Rays.
Like Vinny Castilla and Erubiel Durazo, Paredes is one of the few Mexican players to have had several seasons of 20+ home runs.
Paredes has three two-homer games, a grand slam, and the eighth-most runs in the American League.
The article highlights Paredes' 2023 performance, including 30 home runs, 95 runs batted in, and 118 hits in 138 games,