TAMPA — After a 1-hour and 56-minute rain delay saw countless lightning bolts electrify the sky above George M. Steinbrenner Field on Tuesday, the Yankees brought the thunder.

Those who remained at the Bombers’ spring training complex — rented out by the Rays this regular season — were treated to a home run derby in the first, as Tampa Bay starter Shane Baz surrendered back-to-back-to-back jacks to Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton. The barrage set the tone for a 13-3 Yankees win that saw the team crush nine total homers, tying a franchise record.

It also made the Yankees one of just three teams to hit three consecutive homers three times in one season, as they joined the 2024 Dodgers and 1982 Brewers, per Stathead’s Katie Sharp .

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