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New York Yankees' José Caballero, right, celebrates his home run off Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Mason Montgomery with Aaron Judge during the ninth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Yankees become 1st MLB team to hit 9 home runs in a game twice in one season

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. After the first pitch was delayed nearly two hours by rain, Giancarlo Stanton, Cody Bellinger and José Caballero each homered twice at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Aaron Judge launched his 40th of the season, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Ben Rice also went deep, and the Yankees equaled a franchise record with nine home runs. New York also hit nine in its second game of the year, a 20-9 victory over Milwaukee on March 29 at Yankee Stadium.

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