Yankees make franchise history with hit parade in 15-1 win over Royals

New York Yankees third baseman Amed Rosario celebrates with designated hitter Ben Rice after hitting a two-run home run in the first inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Peter Aiken-Imagn Images

Yankees make franchise history with hit parade in 15-1 win over Royals

By Mike J. Asti | Last updated May 26, 2026 11:59 PM ET

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It's not often a team with a history as rich as the New York Yankees can accomplish a first for the franchise. However, that's exactly what happened on Tuesday night.

In dominating the Kansas City Royals to the tune of 15-1, every member of the Yankees' starting lineup recorded at least two hits on the night, a first all-time for New York.

New York put up 15 runs thanks to six homers

The Yankees made the most of each opportunity on base, scoring 15 runs off 24 hits and doing it thanks to six home runs. Anthony Volpe, Cody Bellinger, Trent Grisham, Jazz Chisholm Jr. each went yard once, and Amed Rosario crushed two long balls for four RBI in the game.

And with four runs off two of those home runs in a big opening inning, the Yankees came out slugging from the start of the game.

New York also put four on the board in the third and posted four separate innings with multiple runs scored, sending two runs home for some unnecessary insurance in both the eighth and ninth innings.

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— New York Yankees (@Yankees) May 27, 2026

Aaron Judge didn't go yard, but was part of the hit parade nonetheless

Ironically, Aaron Judge, who broke an 11-game home run drought on Sunday to walk off a win over the Tampa Bay Rays, failed to join the homer party in the historic hit parade in Kansas City. But Judge did drive a run home, going 2-for-3 with two walks and an RBI.

New York only needed to throw two pitchers into the game, as Cam Schlittler allowed one run off four hits with strikeouts in six innings and then Ryan Yarbrough finished the game off by pitching three scoreless innings and only squandering three base runners from two hits and a walk.

While the destruction of the Royals may only count for one win for the 33-22 Yankees, Tuesday, May 26, 2026 will go down in history as a day to remember for baseball's most storied franchise.

Mike J. Asti

Mike Asti is an experienced media personality and journalist with a vast resume and skillset, most notably from time with TribLIVE Radio and WPXI-TV. Asti now serves as the Managing Editor of WV Sports Now, where he leads the coverage of WVU sports. He has also covered the Steelers, Penguins, Pirates and other teams within the Pittsburgh market

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