Cody Bellinger was one of three New York Yankees players to homer twice in a nine-homer barrage, leading to an MLB record and domination of the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Rays appeared to be nowhere close to victory for the bulk of Wednesday’s game against the Yankees. Then one swing by rookie catcher Hunter Feduccia brought them to within maybe a few feet of a much-needed win.

New York Yankees broke a MLB franchise record by scoring nine home runs in a dominant 13-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.According to baseball journalist Sarah Langs, after this

According to Bryan Hoch of MLB .com, that makes the Yankees the first team in Major League Baseball history with multiple nine-homer games, period. The fact that they did so twice in the same season is the type of baseball oddity that makes the game so fun to watch.

A team some thought was going to fade out of playoff contention has found its power stroke and is making MLB and team history in the process.

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