Former New York Yankees pitcher Nester Cortes took the mound Saturday afternoon for the Milwaukee Brewers to face his former team. And evidently the 30-year-old lefty pitcher thought it was batting practice, as he surrendered three home runs on the first three pitches in the bottom of the 1st inning.
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BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK 🤯
The Yankees just hit three home runs off THREE pitches to start the game 🔥
(via @MLB)
pic.twitter.com/IvolpIoFbA— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) March 29, 2025
Paul Goldschmidt, Cody Bellinger, Aaron Judge homered back-to-back-to back, making it the first time in MLB history that a team went yard on the first three pitches of a game.
Needless to say, Cortes' 'welcome back to New York' outing ultimately fell short, as he gave up five home runs and five walks after only facing 17 batters (no pitcher in MLB history had ever given up 5+ HR & 5+ BB in a game without facing at least 35 batters).
Nestor Cortes' final line in his return to Yankee Stadium
2+ IP, 6 H, 8 ER, 5 BB, 2 SO, 64 P pic.twitter.com/ZpMgCQHGzi
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) March 29, 2025
To emphasize the Yankees' dominance, they already had seven home runs in the 3rd inning.
JAZZ THIS TIME THAT’S SEVEN HOMERS FOR THE YANKEES pic.twitter.com/FIjroBPIwt
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) March 29, 2025
While 3x AL HR leader Judge hit his third homer the 4th inning.
AARON JUDGE IS ON A DIFFERENT PLANET 🤯
3 HOME RUNS IN 3 ABs 💣
(via @MLB) pic.twitter.com/hlraRl5j74
— FanDuel Sportsbook (@FDSportsbook) March 29, 2025
All in all, the team accumulated 20 runs (20-9 win).
The Yankees used new bats today that moved the wood to where the ball get hits with the hardest part of the bat 👀
They broke a franchise record for most home runs in a game (9) 🤯 pic.twitter.com/9f3CiI810q
— DraftKings Sportsbook (@DKSportsbook) March 29, 2025
However, some fans have pointed out that their record-breaking nine total home runs (previous record 8 - 2007; 1939) may be a result of the Bronx Bombers using a newly-shaped bat that features more wood on the "contact point."
The Yankees have new bats today :
"where they moved a lot of the wood into the label so the harder part of the bat is going to strike the ball."
They tied their franchise record for HRs in a game in only 4 innings
pic.twitter.com/nte8YpuH9V— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) March 29, 2025
Fans are calling for the MLB to inspect the new custom engineered bats, as many believe this might give an unfair advantage to hitters.
One user on X wrote, "No wonder they scored 20 runs in 7 innings. They should be investigated."
Yes, the Yankees have a literal genius MIT Physicist, Lenny (who is the man), on payroll. He invented the “Torpedo” barrel. It brings more wood - and mass - to where you most often make contact as a hitter. The idea is to increase the number of “barrels” and decrease misses. pic.twitter.com/CsC1wkAM9G
— Kevin Smith (@KJS_4) March 29, 2025
Although, at this time it's been reported the Yankees front office and analytics department got approval from the MLB regarding the new-and-improved bats.
"Wow. What a performance."
Aaron Boone talks about the Yankees hitting nine home runs today and what it was like as a player when his Reds hit nine home runs in a game on September 4, 1999: pic.twitter.com/HVwR1xD0Um
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) March 29, 2025
Related: Dodgers Hit Back-To-Back-To-Back Home Runs To Start The Game For The First In Franchise History
