Yankees’ Aaron Judge joins Ruth, Gehrig, Mantle in special New York franchise home run history originally appeared on The Sporting News Babe Ruth. Lou Gehrig. Mickey Mantle.

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.

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.

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.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Aaron Judge Makes Impressive History With Home Run vs. Cardinals. Actress Loni Anderson, who starred as receptionist Jennifer Marlowe on WKRP in Cincinnati, died on Sunday at the age of 79.

Aaron Judge belts a solo home run to right-center field to tie the game at 1 in the bottom of the 1st 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.

Raleigh has been a revelation in Seattle this season. Can he pass Ken Griffey Jr. in the Seattle record books? See the latest odds.

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.

Even though Aaron Judge and Juan Soto are no longer teammates, they continue to compete in the MLB. Now, the Yankees star is close to completing one of those rare feats that only elite home run hitters like them can achieve.

A full slate of MLB action calls for a few prop bet picks, so why not take some home run props on Tuesday night? There are actually 16 games in MLB on Tuesday,