Trout‑Judge homer duel
MLB saw big‑hit theatrics as Mike Trout launched a reported 445‑foot home run and Aaron Judge followed with a go‑ahead blast at Yankee Stadium — the two three‑time AL MVPs even traded props after the shots. (x.com) (x.com) Social clips captured Trout’s animated reaction and the back‑and‑forth moment between the stars. (x.com) (x.com)
Mike Trout and Aaron Judge turned the Yankees’ April 13 game into a home-run exchange, with both stars leaving the yard twice in New York’s 11-10 win. (mlb.com) (espn.com) Judge struck first with a two-run homer in the first inning, then hit a go-ahead solo shot in the sixth for his sixth homer of 2026. Trout answered with a three-run homer in the sixth and a two-run drive in the eighth, giving him five runs batted in. (mlb.com) (cbsnews.com) Trout’s second homer was tracked at 445 feet in Major League Baseball video, and Judge’s second homer gave him 47 career multi-homer games, passing Mickey Mantle for second in Yankees history behind Babe Ruth’s 68. (youtube.com) (mlb.com) (cbsnews.com) The game swung several times around those blasts. The Yankees led 4-0, fell behind after a four-run Angels fourth, went back up 8-7, trailed 10-8 in the eighth, then won in the ninth on Trent Grisham’s tying homer and a game-ending wild pitch. (mlb.com) (cbsnews.com) The matchup carried extra weight because Trout, 34, and Judge, 33, are the two active American League sluggers most associated with the Most Valuable Player award in the past decade. Both entered the night with three American League Most Valuable Player awards. (si.com) (espn.com 1) (espn.com 2) Major League Baseball’s game story said it was the second time in league history that two three-time Most Valuable Players hit at least two homers each in the same game as opponents. The only earlier opponents listed were Stan Musial and Roy Campanella on June 21, 1956. (mlb.com) The night also landed at a tense point for New York. The Yankees had lost five straight, including a sweep by Tampa Bay, before stopping the skid with the comeback against Los Angeles. (mlb.com) (cbsnews.com) For the Angels, Trout’s two-homer game was his 31st career multi-homer game and pushed his career total to 408 home runs. For the Yankees, Judge’s total rose to 374. (cbsnews.com) By the final out, the duel had become the frame for the whole game: Trout supplied the longest shot, Judge supplied the last lead-changing homer, and the Yankees escaped with one run more. (mlb.com) (espn.com)
