Judge & Trout go deep
Last night Aaron Judge and Mike Trout each hit two home runs in a star‑studded Yankees‑Angels game that has fans talking about the rare spectacle of both sluggers homering twice. (MLB Network ) The matchup circulated widely across baseball social feeds for the individual power display and late‑night highlights. (MLB )
Aaron Judge and Mike Trout each hit two home runs Monday night, and the Yankees still needed a wild pitch in the ninth inning to beat the Angels 11-10. (apnews.com) The game at Yankee Stadium on April 13 swung repeatedly: Trout drove in five runs for Los Angeles, Judge finished with three runs batted in for New York, and Trent Grisham added two homers of his own. (espn.com) Trout’s second homer put the Angels ahead by two runs in the eighth, but Grisham tied it in the ninth and New York won when Jordan Romano uncorked a bases-loaded wild pitch. The comeback snapped a five-game Yankees losing streak. (mlb.com) The power display stood out because both sluggers are three-time Most Valuable Player winners, and the Associated Press reported it was the first time in 70 years that two three-time MVPs homered twice in the same game. (apnews.com) Judge and Trout have shared an era without sharing many stages. Trout spent most of his career in the American League West with the Angels, while Judge became the Yankees’ marquee hitter in the American League East, so games featuring both stars at full volume have been limited. (mlb.com) The night also landed in a broader pattern for both players. Judge entered 2026 coming off another run as one of baseball’s top home-run threats, while Trout, after injury-shortened recent seasons, opened this year healthy enough to remind everyone what his peak power looks like. (espn.com) Afterward, Judge called Trout “the greatest of all time” and said, “Every time he comes to the Bronx, man, he puts on a show,” after watching Trout homer twice in the same game Judge did it himself. (upi.com) For one night, the box score looked like a video game: 21 combined runs, 26 hits, six home runs, and two of the sport’s biggest names trading swings until the final pitch got away. (espn.com)
