ATLANTA — Aaron Choose hit the primary house run of his MLB profession the day after Alex Rodriguez retired. Now, the 2 are tied on the Yankees’ all-time house run listing.
Choose hit his 351st profession homer in a 4-2 win over the Braves on Sunday, shifting right into a tie with A-Rod for sixth place in Yankees historical past.
“Simply an unimaginable honor, particularly, you realize, rising up watching A-Rod for therefore a few years and watching what he did in pinstripes,” Choose stated. “He is a legend. The most effective ever gamers.”
Choose trails Yankee greats Babe Ruth (659), Mickey Mantle (536), Lou Gehrig (493), Joe DiMaggio (361) and Yogi Berra (358) in profession homers for New York.
Choose’s homer on Sunday was his thirty sixth of the season. He’s two behind MLB chief Cal Raleigh of the Mariners, who gained the Dwelling Run Derby in Atlanta on Monday.
Choose hit a solo shot within the first inning that traveled 409 toes to proper subject off Grant Holmes, giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead. It was his eighth house run in his final 17 video games.
The Yankees journey to Toronto to face the AL East-leading Blue Jays in a three-game collection beginning Monday.