NEW YORK — Paul Goldschmidt, Cody Bellinger and Aaron Judge homered for the Yankees on the first three pitches from Milwaukee‘s Nestor Cortes on Saturday, part of a four-homer first inning that included a drive from Austin Wells.
New York hit four home runs in the first inning for the first time in its century-plus history.
Goldschmidt, batting leadoff for the first time in his major league career, drove a fastball 413 feet into the Brewers’ bullpen in left field against Cortes, who was making his Milwaukee debut after an offseason trade from the Yankees.
Bellinger sent a fastball over the Yankees’ bullpen and into the right-field bleachers on the unusually warm 78-degree afternoon.
Judge, the reigning American League MVP, drove a cutter 468 feet into the right-field second deck.
After a visit by Brewers pitching coach Chris Hook, Jazz Chisholm Jr. took a called third strike, Anthony Volpe grounded out and Wells hit a fastball 372 feet into the left-field seats.
