The New York Yankees and their fans are on cloud nine! No, they are—after smashing nine homers in one night. However, it seems like not everyone is happy, certainly not a veteran from the Boston Red Sox. As the Bronx celebrates, he is reminding everyone that their achievement was no biggie!

Now this is not surprising; the Boston and Yankee rivalry doesn’t need to happen with roars in the stadium. All it takes is a keyboard to make the other feel two sizes smaller. The Yankees, after a rather treacherous stretch from the past month (even losing to the Marlins), finally have gas in their system. They had one of the loudest offensive nights of the year, given that slugging nine homers in a game is no easy feat. Seven of the bombs were in the first four innings alone.

They completely demolished the Rays at the Steinbrenner Field with 13-3. However, not everyone was impressed, at least not Red Sox veteran Jeff Frye. For him, not the feat of 9 homers, but the location was more of an issue.

Frye took to social media to aim squarely at the Bronx Bombers and commission Rob Manfred, saying, “Congratulations! The @Yankees hit 9 HRs in a @MiLB stadium last night! It’s definitely time for expansion. #shegone” Ouch, that might have stung. Frye mocked not just the New York Yankees’ efforts and gameplay but also dragged MLB into it. For him, the record power display was simply overrated, given they were playing in a minor league park. And just like that, in a single tweet, the Yankees’ night went from historic to hollow, at least in the eyes of many.

But that’s not to say the Yankees didn’t just make history. Giancarlo Stanton, Cody Bellinger, and Jose Caballero each went deep twice. Aaron Judge, who is now in his DH role, smashed his 40th homer of the season. And New York became the first team in MLB history to record this nine-homer game twice in a single season. And they must have been running on adrenaline, because post-game, even Boone didn’t realize they did that. “We hit nine? Wow… to do it twice, that’s remarkable.”

Now, whatever stadium it is, nine bombs are nine bombs. Judge managed to join Ruth, Gehrig, and Mantle in the record books, and it’s no small feat. However, the beauty of the rivalry is that no Yankee achievement means anything for the Boston Red Sox. The rivalry is alive and kicking for sure.

From slump to 2 Yankee players making history! 

The last two months have been terrible for the New York Yankees. However, what a U-turn they have taken, and not one but two of their stars made history when playing the Tampa Bay Rays. First, starting with Cody Bellinger, whose eye-watering gameplay shocked everyone. He not only managed two home runs, but he did so while playing all three outfield positions in one game. To put this into perspective—only five players in the history of MLB have done it—one being him.

Think about it! Over decades in baseball, only five players have achieved this feat. The last to do it was Myles Straw, who managed it on August 16. However, before him, you would have to rewind to 2015, 1988, and even 1987 for the others. It’s a rare thing, and Cody Bellinger just etched his name on it.  Of course, part of it is managerial, but you don’t see many guys being shuffled across the outfield in a game. However, the homers were sheer talent, and on a night when many Yankee bats were on fire, he didn’t lose his weight.

And talking of fire, one can’t forget Aaron Judge. He sure made his 40th home run of the season, but he also reminded everyone why he is the nightmare when it comes to the first innings. He is the only player in MLB history with multiple seasons of 15+ first-inning home runs. Nearly 40% of his long balls this year have come before fans even settle in their seats. Aaron Judge, Bellinger, and Stanton all went back-to-back-to-back in the first inning, and they set the tone for the Yankees’ deep offense.

It was one unforgettable night in the Bronx, whether Boston agrees or not.