TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — José Caballero hit two home runs in 86 games with the Tampa Bay Rays this season.
The speedy utilityman matched that total in one night Tuesday as the New York Yankees put on quite a power show.
“I think it’s from hanging around with these guys,” Caballero explained after helping his new team to a 13-3 victory over the Rays.
In his first game back at George M. Steinbrenner Field to face his former club, Caballero connected twice for his first career multihomer game.
And he was hardly alone.
Giancarlo Stanton and Cody Bellinger both hit two home runs, Aaron Judge launched his 40th of the season and the Yankees equaled a franchise record with nine longballs in a game delayed nearly two hours by rain at the start.
New York also hit nine homers in its second game of