That brought their home-run total to 17 on the season, which Bryan Hoch of MLB.com noted is an all-time record for the first four games of a single campaign. The previous record was set in 2006 when the Detroit Tigers hit 16. This comes after the Bronx Bombers already tied the MLB record with 15 home runs through the first three games of a season.
Despite losing their first game of the MLB season, the New York Yankees continued their historic start to the year as they broke multiple records through their prolific home run hitting.
Aaron Judge is off to an incredibly fast start for the Yankees after often starting slowly and it highlighted a good opening week for the defending AL Champions.
Torpedo bats, Aaron Judge's blazing start, and 'Life Without Juan Soto' dominated the Yankees' first homestand of the season.
The New York Yankees have gotten off to a record-setting start to the campaign. To begin the year, the Yankees were able to sweep the Milwaukee Brewers.
The New York Yankees continue to send baseballs into the orbit. In fact, they just set a new MLB record amid a pair of home runs on Tuesday.
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Not only does it give Boone and the Yankees a change of scenery while trying to avoid the sweep, but it also gives 37-year-old Paul Goldschmidt a rest day, after starting all five games this year and hitting leadoff in four.
The New York Yankees had a historic first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday, as they hit four home runs for the first time in franchise history.
Torpedo bat has a thicker barrel than conventional bats; they were in use last year, but Yankees historic start has them in focus.
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New torpedo bats drew attention when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers that traveled a combined 3,695 feet.
YES announcer Michael Kay pointed out during the broadcast that several players had been using a design with a barrel closer to the hands.