“Aaron Judge and Jazz Chisholm join Yankees exclusive list with back-to-back homers”

The New York Yankees' offense is finally awake and they passed Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Jack Flaherty in Game 5 of the World Series early Wednesday night.

Aaron Judge, who the entire Yankees fan base desperately wanted to see make solid contact, opened his World Series home run account with a two-run jack in the bottom of the first. He took a fastball to right field and parked it in the stands to give New York a 2-0 lead.

The crowd exploded with excitement as the captain finally came through after some long post-season struggles. Judge knew the baseball was destined for the seats the moment he left the bat, and he saluted the crowd after touching the plate.

After that the excitement only increased.

On the very next shot, Jazz Chisholm followed with a solo shot of his own. Chisholm's home run was also his first ever in a World Series game and gave the team a 3-0 lead.

The Yankees duo became the fourth tandem ever to hit back-to-back home runs in the organization's World Series history. Judge and Chisholm joined some iconic names in franchise history, including Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig (1928, 1932), Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle (1964), and Thurman Munson and Reggie Jackson (1977). It was the fifth time New York hit back-to-back home runs in a World Series game and the first time in 47 years.