NEW YORK
The baseballs left the confines of Yankee Stadium one by one, a soundtrack of cannon fire filling the spring air in the Bronx, a measuring tape needed to document the path of home run destruction.
By the end, the baseballs had traveled a combined 1,955 feet. The carnage took fewer than three innings. The sequence left the Royals battered and stunned.
On Monday night in New York, Royals starter Chris Young allowed five solo homers in a 6-3 loss to the Yankees. The five homers tied a club record for the most ever allowed in one game — matching a performance by Sean O’Sullivan in 2011 — and they followed a theme of 2016.