Yankees Shatter Franchise Home Run Record with Power-Packed Performance

NEW YORK – The Yankees’ lineup was on fire Saturday, with home runs galore, particularly from Aaron Judge, whose impressive third homer broke the franchise record for most team homers in a single game.

Judge delivered his third home run by the fourth inning, pushing the Bombers to a total of eight and matching a team record previously set twice: once against the Athletics on June 28, 1939, and again versus the White Sox on July 31, 2007. Oswald Peraza then took the Yankees over the top with their ninth homer— a two-run masterpiece in the seventh inning.

The MLB record for most home runs in a game is held by the Blue Jays, who hit 10 homers against the Orioles on September 14, 1987.

The reigning American League MVP, Judge, kicked off the day with a solo homer off Brewers starter Nestor Cortes in the first inning, partnered with Paul Goldschmidt’s initial blast and Cody Bellinger’s first home run in a Yankees uniform. It marked the first instance in franchise history of the Yankees delivering three back-to-back homers to start a game.

Austin Wells added to the early explosive start with a solo shot off Cortes in the same inning. Continuing the barrage, Anthony Volpe hit a three-run homer in the second before Judge stepped up in the third inning with his ninth career grand slam against rookie left-hander Connor Thomas, who was facing the Major Leagues for the first time.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. joined the home run parade with a solo shot in the third inning. Judge completed his power-hitting performance with a two-run homer in the fourth inning against Thomas.

With this feat, Judge becomes the fourth Yankee to achieve three or more games with at least three homers, standing alongside legends like Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, and Alex Rodriguez. The only Yankee to ever hit four home runs in one game was Gehrig, doing so on June 3, 1932, in Philadelphia.”