Yankees make history with remarkable home run showing in win over Rays

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There’s a reason the New York Yankees are called the Bronx Bombers.

In their 13-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday at George M. Steinbrenner Field, the Yankees swatted nine home runs. They became the first team in MLB history to have multiple games with nine or more homers, according to baseball journalist Sarah Langs.

The other time came earlier this season, when the Yankees hit nine home runs in a 20-9 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on March 29.

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New York Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton celebrates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run off Rays pitcher Shane Baz on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in Tampa, Florida. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

The Yankees jumped on Rays starter Shane Baz immediately. 

Aaron Judge demolished a 92-mph cutter 429 feet into the batter’s eye in center field for a 1-0 lead.

It was Judge’s 40th home run of the season and the fourth time in his career he had reached the mark. Judge became the fourth Yankee with at least four 40-homer seasons, joining Babe Ruth (11), Lou Gehrig (5) and Mickey Mantle (4).

Left fielder Cody Bellinger followed Judge and crushed another 92-mph cutter 381 feet over the right-field wall to make it 2-0.

Right fielder Giancarlo Stanton then joined the home run barrage, smoking a 99-mph fastball 386 feet over the right-center field wall to extend the lead to 3-0.

Judge, Bellinger and Stanton hitting back-to-back-to-back home runs marked the third time the Yankees have done so this season. They became the first team in major league history to hit three consecutive first-inning homers three times in one season (also March 29 and April 29