Iván Herrera has become the first catcher in the St. Louis Cardinals' 123-year history to hit three homers in a game.

A St. Louis Cardinals slugger claimed that he signed with the team to follow his childhood idol after hitting three home runs against the Los Angeles Angels.

Iván Herrera on Wednesday became the first catcher in St. Louis Cardinals franchise history to hit three home runs in a game. In all, the 24-year-old Herrera went 3 for 4 with a walk, six RBI, and three runs scored in the Cardinals' 12-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels in the series finale at Busch Stadium.