Yankees tie club record with 9 home runs
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Aaron Judge is back to being the driving force of the Yankees' lineup -- making history in the process with Shohei Ohtani.
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A fter a nearly two-hour rain delay, the New York Yankees obliterated the Tampa Bay Rays 13-3 in their first game of this short series. Of their 13 runs, nine were home runs, tying a single-game franchise record that was set this season as well.
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).
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.
The New York Yankees put on quite a power show during a 13-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, becoming the first team in major league history to hit nine home runs in a game twice in one season.
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Aaron Boone could not believe how many home runs the Yankees hit in a spectacular showing against the Rays on Tuesday.