Luis Severino paused. “What are those numbers again?” he asked.
I read them back to him. The Yankees hit 241 home runs last season. The major league record for a season is 264.
Severino smiled. “I think we can do it,” he said.
Of course, Severino is a pitcher, making it a little easier to make a bold prediction like that. Still, there’s little doubt that after acquiring Giancarlo Stanton, giving the Yankees two sluggers who topped 50 home runs a season ago, the MLB team record for home runs in a season is in play.