Watch: Aaron Judge, Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit back-to-back HRs

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (99) celebrates after hitting a two-run home run during the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 of the 2024 MLB World Series at Yankee Stadium. Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images

Watch: Aaron Judge, Jazz Chisholm Jr. give Yankees back-to-back HRs in World Series for first time since 1977

By Eric Smithling | Last updated Oct 30, 2024 8:36 PM ET

Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge broke out of his World Series slump with a first-inning home run in Game 5 against the Dodgers.

The 2022 AL MVP entered Wednesday batting 2-of-15 (.133) with seven strikeouts during the World Series.

Judge drove Dodgers starting pitcher Jack Flaherty's 93 mph four-seam fastball the opposite way to right field for a no-doubt blast to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.

It was the first pitch of Judge's at-bat and his first home run since Game 3 of the ALCS on Oct. 17.

AARON JUDGE GETS #WORLDSERIES GAME 5 STARTED! pic.twitter.com/HHRJ9Uo4KA
— MLB (@MLB) October 31, 2024

Third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. followed Judge at the plate and also hit a home run, giving the Yankees back-to-back home runs in the World Series since Thurman Munson and Reggie Jackson did so during in the eighth inning of Game 5 of the 1977 Fall Classic against the Dodgers.

This is the 5th time the @Yankees have hit back-to-back home runs in #WorldSeries history.

The last time was Thurman Munson and Reggie Jackson in Game 5 of the 1977 World Series at Dodger Stadium. https://t.co/9hK6x2DtT0
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) October 31, 2024

New York lost that game 10-4 but won the series 4-2.

The Yankees are in a must-win situation on Wednesday after losing the series' first three games.

No team in MLB history has ever returned from a 3-0 deficit in the World Series to win, but Judge's and Chisholm's back-to-back home runs have the Yankees one step closer to becoming the first.

Eric Smithling

Eric Smithling is a writer based in New Orleans, LA, whose byline also appears on Athlon Sports. He has been with Yardbarker since September 2022, primarily covering the NFL and college football, but also the NBA, WNBA, men’s and women’s college basketball, NHL, tennis and golf. He holds a film studies degree from the University of New Orleans

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