The magical start to Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez's career continued, as he became the quickest player to hit 11 home runs in Major League history, doing so in his 23rd career game. The historic shot was an opposite field, 370-foot blast off Baltimore Orioles starter Dylan Bundy. The home run also resulted in Sanchez's first Yankee Stadium curtain call.
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#450 T.J. Rivera
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Sept 13
Hometown Hero Supplies Win In 10th With 1st Career HR
With the New York Mets and Washington Nationals tied, 3-3, in the top of the 10th, T.J. Rivera turned on a one out, 0-2 breaking pitch from Mark Melancon for his first career big league home run, to put the Mets up for good by a score of 4-3. Rivera, a Bronx, New York native who signed with the Mets in 2011 as an undrafted free agent, became the first Mets player since 2006 to hit his first career home run in extra innings.
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