Yankees Make History in Sweep of Rays
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Giancarlo Stanton and Cody Bellinger both hit two home runs, Aaron Judge launched his 40th of the season and the New York Yankees matched a franchise record with nine longballs in a 13-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.
New York Yankees set 2 home run records in same game — one tying Aaron Boone originally appeared on The Sporting News The New York Yankees just keep on going deep. On Wednesday night, they made multiple forms of home run history.
The New York Yankees played Home Run Derby at their home away from home Tuesday night. The Yankees tied a franchise record with nine home runs against the Tampa Bay Rays (NY 13, TB 3) at George M. Steinbrenner Field,
The Yankees continued their uptick in form in powerful fashion by demolishing the Rays on Tuesday, 13-3, thanks to their HR fest.
Giancarlo Stanton had a pinch-hit two-run home run in the top of 10th on Wednesday night, after blasting two homers in the series opener. Later in the inning Austin Wells hit his second dinger of the night to give the Yankees a three-run lead.
Cody Bellinger was one of three New York Yankees players to homer twice in a nine-homer barrage, leading to an MLB record and domination of the Tampa Bay Rays.
Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton hit back-to-back-to-back home runs in the first inning as the Bronx Bombers tied a franchise record.
On Tuesday night, the Yankees became the fourth team to hit at least nine home runs in a single game, and they're now the first team to have ever done it twice in one season.
Manager Aaron Boone has actually been part of three of the four nine-plus home run games, as, in addition to being The Bombers’ coach for their two games, he also hit the first home run of the Reds’ nine-homer barrage on September 4, 1999. (Thank you to Sarah Langs for the stats).
The Yankees’ power-hitting outfield prospect hit a 443-foot solo shot in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders’ game against the Buffalo Bisons.
Last year, Judge had 18 first-inning home runs. He's the first player in MLB history to have two seasons of 15 or more first-inning homers, according to Baseball Reference researcher Katie Sharp. It's a remarkable feat, really. Judge has hit 37.5% of his home runs this season in the first inning.