What Aaron Judge and Ben Rice, Yankees’ new dynamic duo, think of each other
Aaron Judge and Ben Rice are the second Yankees' duo to hit 10 homers each by 29 games since Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra in 1956.
ARLINGTON, Texas — Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle didn’t start out in 1961 by hitting home runs like Aaron Judge and Ben Rice have so far this year. Neither did Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig when they were mashing for a team that has been called the greatest ever, the 1927 Yankees . These Yankees have completed only 29 of 162 games, but Rice and Judge are the majors’ new Batman & Robin home run duo.
In Monday night’s 4-2 Yankees win over the Rangers, Rice hit his 10th of the season in the third inning with a man on, then Judge came up next and hit his 11 th . For Tuesday night’s clash versus the Rangers, Yankees moneyline is listed at -120 on FanDuel . Our complete FanDuel Sportsbook review provides an in-depth guide on how to use their platform.
After returning to the dugout after his homer, Judge called out, “I’m not gonna let Benny catch me. ” This is only the second time in franchise history that two Yankees have reached double-figure homers through 29 games, joining Yogi Berra and Mickey Mantle in 1956. Rice smiled upon hearing that.
“Pretty cool,” he said. “I definitely would not have anticipated something like that, but obviously, the three names I’m surrounded with there are pretty big ones, so it’s definitely very humbling. ” Judge has won three AL MVPs, including two in a row, but Rice is an early favorite this year with top 5 league stats in hitting (.
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