Brett Gardner hits the 15,000th home run in Yankees history off Toronto’s Drew Hutchison in the 5th inning of a 5 – 2 New York win. The total dates back to the team’s first season in the Big Apple in 1903 and is the most of any major league franchise. Masahiro Tanaka is the winner in his return to the mound after a ten-week layoff.

On September 21, 2014 — Brett Gardner hits the 15,000th home run in Yankees history off Toronto’s Drew Hutchison in the 5th inning of a 5 – 2 New York win. The total dates back to the team’s first season in the Big Apple in 1903 and is the most of any major league franchise. Masahiro Tanaka is the winner in his return to the mound after a ten-week layoff.

 

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