Yankees' Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton hit home runs in same game for 60th time
Only five other teammates have homered in the same game more times than Judge and Stanton, led by Eddie Matthews and Hank Aaron doing so 75 times.
New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge shook off a rough Opening Night by hitting his first home run of the 2026 MLB season on Friday versus the San Francisco Giants. The two-run blast off Giants pitcher Robbie Ray came after the three-time American League MVP went 0-for-5 with four strikeouts in the Yankees’ season-opening 7-0 win over San Francisco on Wednesday night. [ Draft your Yahoo Fantasy Baseball team for the 2026 MLB Season ] Two batters later, Giancarlo Stanton hit his first home run of the season off José Buttó, brought in to replace Ray in the sixth inning, giving the Yankees a 3-0 lead.
most times homering in same game, teammate duos in MLB history including playoffs: Eddie Mathews/Henry Aaron: 76 Babe Ruth/Lou Gehrig: 75 Willie McCovey/Willie Mays: 68 Duke Snider/Gil Hodges: 68 Billy Williams/Ron Santo: 64 Chipper Jones/Andruw Jones: 61 Harmon Killebrew/Bob… https://t. co/vkSXIgYF64 — Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) March 27, 2026 That was also the 60th time that Judge and Stanton homered in the same game, the sixth-highest total among teammates in MLB history, according to MLB. com’s Sarah Langs .
By the end of the season, Judge and Stanton could very well tie or surpass the third-highest total of 68, currently held by Willie McCovey and Willie Mays, along with Duke Snider and Gil Hodges. That would put the current Yankees sluggers behind one of the team’s legendary duos in Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, who hit home runs in the same game 75 times. Making his season debut for the Giants, Ray allowed two runs and five hits over 5 1/3 innings.
He struck out four batters and walked none. He was outmatched by Yankees starter Cam Schlittler, who pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings with eight strikeouts, allowing only one hit.