The New York Yankees got off to a hot start on Saturday, opening a home game against the Milwaukee Brewers by notching three straight home runs off of the first three pitches.
Better yet, the homers came against former Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes, who was traded to Milwaukee soon after dropping the ball in New York's World Series loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Yankees first baseman Paul Goldschmidt started things off, hitting off the very first pitch of the game. After that, left fielder Cody Bellinger got a solo homer of his own off his very first pitch, and then right fielder Aaron Judge did the exact same in his at-bat.
Cortes later gave up yet another solo homer in the inning, letting catcher Austin Wells hit one deep to give the Yankees a 4-0 lead.
WHAT A START FOR THE @YANKEES!!!
— MLB (@MLB) March 29, 2025
3 pitches, 3 home runs!! pic.twitter.com/xWqAqH9X0y
It was the first time that the Yankees faced their former pitcher since the World Series, when Cortes failed to close out Game 1 and allowed a walk-off grand slam from Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman — the first in World Series history.
The Brewers later went on to score three runs at the top of the second inning, cutting into the Yankees' early lead, but Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the second to bring the score to 7-3. Cortes was relieved during the bottom of the third.
The Yankees opened up their 2025 season with a 4-2 win over Milwaukee on Thursday.
