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Yankees' Austin, Judge homer in 1st big league at-bats

Published Aug. 13, 2016 4:14 p.m. ET

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NEW YORK (AP) Tyler Austin and Aaron Judge wasted no time in making an impact on the New York Yankees, becoming the first teammates to hit home runs in the first at-bats of their major league debuts in the same game.

And the Baby Bombers they did it back-to-back in a five-pitch span Saturday against Tampa Bay.

Called up before the game as part of the Yankees' youth movement, Austin batted seventh and sliced Matt Andriese's 2-2 fastball to the opposite field. The 331-foot drive down the right-field line landed in the first row over the short porch, about 3 feet fair.

Judge drove a 1-2 changeup 446 feet, a shot into the netting above Monument Park in center field.

The crowd gave them loud ovations during their trots and again when they headed to their positions for the second inning.

Before the game, the Yankees released 41-year-old Alex Rodriguez.

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