Yanks HR in 28th straight for all-time MLB mark
DJ LeMahieu's leadoff homer in the first inning of Tuesday night's Blue Jays-Yankees game gave New York 28 consecutive games with a home run, establishing a new Major League record and snapping a tie with the 2002 Texas Rangers for the longest such streak. It was the 11th homer of
DJ LeMahieu's leadoff homer in the first inning of Tuesday night's Blue Jays-Yankees game gave New York 28 consecutive games with a home run, establishing a new Major League record and snapping a tie with the 2002 Texas Rangers for the longest such streak. It was the 11th homer of the year for LeMahieu and was followed immediately by Aaron Judge's sixth homer of the season.
"That's kind of an obscure one, but now that it's happened with our group, it doesn't surprise me," manager Aaron Boone said after Monday's 10-8 win over Toronto. "We have a lot of guys capable of hitting the ball out of the ballpark. I think they help strengthen each other because collectively they're able to wear down pitchers. That eventually leads to more and more mistakes at different points in the night."
Aaron Hicks' fifth-inning homer off Aaron Sanchez on Monday gave the Yankees a share of the record.