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.

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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.

The New York Yankees homered nine times on Tuesday night in a 13-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, and they’re looking to build on a strong 7-3 stretch on Wednesda

Cam Schlitter’s homer-suppressing tendencies haven’t transferred over to the big leagues. The Yankees’ rookie has allowed six long balls in 29 ⅔ innings since his big league debut on July 9. Schlitter’s 1.82 homers allowed per nine innings is the 19th-highest among MLB pitchers with at least 29 innings pitched in that span.

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.

Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton hit back-to-back-to-back home runs in the first inning as the Bronx Bombers tied a franchise record.

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