St. Louis Cardinals phenom JJ Wetherholt is on a heater right now. That's a phrase you may see a lot in Major League Baseball and sometimes it feels like a stretch. But that's not the case with Wetherholt right now. It didn't take Wetherholt to make some noise early on Thursday against Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 23-year-old stepped up to the plate as the first overall batter of the day on Thursday with St. Louis being on the road. On Skenes' third pitch of the afternoon, Wetherholt blasted a homer to right field. JJ Wetherholt leadoff homer! 🚀 pic.twitter.com/0eLUDyZAxj — MLB (@MLB) April 30, 2026 JJ Wetherholt Just Made Cardinals History Apr 29, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; St. Louis Cardinals second baseman JJ Wetherholt (26) fields a ground ball for an out against Pittsburgh Pirates left fielder Bryan Reynolds (not pictured) during the ninth inning at PNC Park.…