Aaron Judge launches 17th HR of season for Yankees
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The New York Yankees rookie outfielder is the first player in Major League Baseball history to accomplish this impressive home run feat.
Aaron Judge homered for the first time at Coors Field in Denver, but it wasn’t enough to prevent the New York Yankees from falling to the Rockies. With the blast, he failed to join an exclusive Hall of Fame club.
New York Yankees rookie Jorbit Vivas achieved a major feat in Thursday's series-closing matinee against the Texas Rangers. In a scoreless tie during the bottom of the fifth inning, Vivas lined a Nathan Eovaldi fastball over the right field fence for a solo shot that was also the first home run of his major league career.
Ryan McMahon lined a two-run double off the top of the centerfield wall, Tanner Gordon got his first major league win and the scuffling Colorado Rockies stopped a five-game skid with a 3-2 victory over the AL East-leading New York Yankees.
Jorbit Vivas, 24, was acquired in a December 2023 trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers, along with reliever Victor Gonzalez, for Trey Sweeney.
Ryan McMahon hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the fifth inning to back six strong innings from Tanner Gordon, and the Colorado Rockies beat the New York Yankees 3-2 in Denver on Friday night.
The Yankees’ slugger crossed the final stadium off his list Friday night with a towering shot at Coors Field, launching a solo home run to center field in the sixth inning. It came in his first career game at the hitter-friendly park and marked his 17th long ball of the season.
The Rangers came to New York. They dodged rain and continued their aversion to scoring runs, losing 1-0 to the Yankees to complete New York’s three-game sweep at Yankee Stadium. The Rangers fell back below .500 to 25-26. Need more details? No? Too bad. We got ‘em: