The New York Yankees’ offense is finally awake, and they got after Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Jack Flaherty early on Wednesday night during Game 5 of the World Series.
Aaron Judge, whom the entire Yankees fan base has been desperate to see start making solid contact, opened his World Series home run account with a two-run jack in the bottom of the first. He took a fastball out to right field and parked it in the bleachers to give New York a 2–0 lead.
Aaron Judge got a center-cut fastball and did not miss. pic.twitter.com/hgFS0O3ARa
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) October 31, 2024
The crowd exploded with excitement when the captain finally came through after some elongated postseason struggles. Judge knew the moment it left the bat that the baseball was destined for the seats, and he saluted the crowd after touching the plate.
The excitement only heightened after that.
In a matter of five pitches, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Aaron Judge hit their first World Series home runs. pic.twitter.com/kh7yXK5f3E
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) October 31, 2024
The Yankees duo became the fourth-ever tandem to hit back-to-back home runs in the organization’s World Series history. Judge and Chisholm joined some iconic names in franchise lore including Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig (1928, 1932), Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle (1964), and Thurman Munson and Reggie Jackson (1977). It was the fifth time New York had hit back-to-back home runs in a World Series game, and the first time in 47 years.
