The New York Yankees are going to the postseason, but Thursday’s game against Baltimore was a huge opportunity to clinch the AL East division.
Thanks to massive home runs from Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton in a 10-1 win over the Orioles, New York was crowned division champ for the first time since it shared the title with Boston in 2021.
Judge and Stanton’s homers were more significant than just contributing to the division-clinching win, however.
It was the 14th time this season the duo homered in the same game, which ties the franchise record set by Yankees legend Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris in 1961, according to YES Network research manager Jeff Quagliata.
Stanton’s blast came in the bottom of the second inning off a 0-1 pitch. He smacked it into the left-field seats to put New York up 1-0 early.
