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Yankees on wrong end of James Wood history in final game before ASB
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The New York Yankees offense has finally come alive just before the All-Star break. Ben Rice has been on fire , hitting home runs and carrying the Yankees' offense. Still, he is not the only hot bat on the field, as James Wood comes in hot for the Washington Nationals .
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Wood had hit home runs in both of the first two games with the Yankees and hit another in the third game of the series. The home run set franchise history .
Wood now has ten leadoff home runs this season, which not only is the most in the majors, leading Shohei Ohtani by two and Byron Buxton by four, but also sets a new franchise record. He took a 3-4 fast ball that was in the middle of the zone 434 feet to left field, making it 1-0.
It is the seventh home run in July alone for the all-star. He now has 28 home runs this year in just 97 games. He is also moving in on his career high. In 2025, Wood hit 31 home runs, but did so in 157 games. With the home run today, Wood is on pace to hit 46 home runs this year.
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If he gets to 46 home runs, he will be just the fifth player in Nationals and Montreal Expos history to hit over 40 home runs in a season. Bryce Harper hit 42 home runs in 2015. Valdimir Guerrero hit 42 round-trippers in 1999, and then 44 in 2000. The team record is owned by Alfonso Soriano , who hit 46 home runs in 2006.
Wood walked in his second at-bat, but the Nationals still lead the Yankees 1-0 after three innings of play.
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