The two Baby Bombers were slated to make the Yankees team sometime this season, but thanks to A-Rod’s sudden release and a day-to-day Brett Gardner injury, Austin and Judge debuted together with smashing success by making history.
The “smash brothers” both hit back to back home runs in their first major league at-bats in the second inning. Austin and Judge are the first teammates to hit home runs in their first at-bats in the same game in MLB history. The two also became the fourth and fifth players in Yankees history to debut with home runs in their first career at-bats.