Judge and Ohtani light up the first inning with historic homers in Yankees-Dodgers rematch
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reigning MVPs Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani blasted historic home runs in the first inning as the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers met Friday night in a rematch of last year's World Series.
Judge got the fireworks going
with a 446-foot solo shot to dead center on a 1-1 pitch from Tony Gonsolin. The Yankees slugger's 19th homer of the season tied him with Kyle Schwarber and Cal Raleigh for second in the majors.
Ohtani matched him
in the bottom of the frame with a 417-foot homer to center on the first pitch from Max Fried. It was Ohtani's major league-leading 21st homer and his 14th in May. The Dodgers record for most in any month is 15.
It's the first time reigning MVPs homered in the first inning of a game. Barry Bonds of San Francisco and Miguel Tejada of Oakland were the first reigning MVPs to homer in the same game, including the World Series, on June 30, 2002.
The Japanese superstar has hit four homers in his last five games, with all four coming on the first or second pitch.
The Yankees reclaimed the lead on Austin Wells' homer leading off the second. Trent Grisham added a two-run shot that made it 4-1.
Judge grounded out to third in his second at-bat.
The Dodgers beat the Yankees in five games to win their eighth world championship in 2024.
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