According to Bryan Hoch of MLB .com, that makes the Yankees the first team in Major League Baseball history with multiple nine-homer games, period. The fact that they did so twice in the same season is the type of baseball oddity that makes the game so fun to watch.

The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays are set to begin a short two-game series tonight at George M. Steinbrenner Field in the Yankees’ spring training complex in Tampa, which the Rays are calling home for 2025. Southpaw Carlos Rodón is lined up to face righty Shane Baz, but before Baz could even take the mound, the tarp went onto the field.

Cam Schlitter’s homer-suppressing tendencies haven’t transferred over to the big leagues. The Yankees’ rookie has allowed six long balls in 29 ⅔ innings since his big league debut on July 9. Schlitter’s 1.82 homers allowed per nine innings is the 19th-highest among MLB pitchers with at least 29 innings pitched in that span.

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Rob Manfred made clear realignment could come with expansion, and one politician endorsed a hypothetical division that put the Rays together with the Braves

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Currently, the Yankees (68-57) lead the race, leaving no doubt that the Rays will heavily rely on Rasmussen to dominate on Wednesday when he faces New York right-hander Cam Schlittler (1-2, 3.94 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 7:35 p.m. ET.