Cole navigated injuries and a swing overhaul before it all clicked. His home run on Friday exited the bat at 114.3 mph. According to Statcast, the Astros had only hit two balls harder all season. Yordan Alvarez struck both of them.

After entering Monday night’s game in place of the injured Yordan Alvarez, Cole hit a go-ahead two-run homer and added an RBI single as the Astros defeated the Rangers, 6-3, in the opener of a three-game series at Daikin Park.

The Astros brought outfielder Zach Cole up from Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday to make his major league debut with the club. Not only did Cole get his first hit, but he hit a home run on the first pitch he saw. Cole was a 10th round pick by the Astros in 2022, and had played just 15 games at the Triple-A level prior to his call-up.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/astros as Astros' Aggressive Decision To Promote Zach Cole Pays Off in Historic Way. The Houston Astros needed a spark on offense, and they got it from an unlikely source on Friday.

Zach Cole made his major league debut with the Astros last night, robbed a homer, hit a homer, and knocked in a franchise-record four runs on three hits.

Zach Cole has his third hit and fourth RBI of the night in his MLB debut to give the Astros a 8-0 lead in the top of the 5th

The Astros are calling up minor league outfielder Zach Cole. Find out more about the move at MLB Trade Rumors.

Ball State baseball alumnus Zach Cole is set to be called up to the Houston Astros on Friday and will be the fifth former Ball State student-athlete to play