In a remarkable symmetry, the Yankees have now produced two nine‑home‑run games in a single season, making MLB history. Their first came in March with a 20–9 romp over Milwaukee, and now again in this drubbing of Tampa Bay.
This electrifying performance marks the fourth time in Major League history a team has reached nine homers in one game, with the 1987 Blue Jays still holding the record at ten.
Moreover, the Yankees are now aligned with MLB’s elite powerhouses—joining only a rare handful of clubs ever to unload five homers on a single pitcher. Shane Baz of Tampa Bay paid the price as he surrendered five home runs in just three innings, a night he’d likely rather forget.
