Associated PressMultiple AuthorsApr 14, 2026, 01:57 AM ET
“It was great. That’s baseball for you,” Trout said. “It’s what fans want, and to be able to see something like that, pretty cool.”
After Stan Musial had gone deep twice, Roy Campanella hit a tying, three-run drive in the ninth for his second of the game, and Don Zimmer followed with a walk-off single to lead the Brooklyn Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals 9-8 at Ebbets Field on June 21, 1956.
And Trout nearly hit a third. He flied out to Cody Bellinger in front of the center-field wall, leaving the bases loaded in the fourth inning after the Angels tied the score with four unearned runs following Caballero’s error on Trout’s leadoff grounder to shortstop.
Trout, 34, won AL MVPs in 2014, ’16 and ’19 but has struggled with injuries for much of the past five seasons.
“He’s the greatest of all time. It’s been fun to watch his whole career, coming up at such a young age and instantly just putting yourself at the top of the list. It’s special,” Judge said.
“Every time he comes to the Bronx, man, he puts on a show,” Judge said. “I hate to see it, but it’s fun competing against a guy like that.”
Jazz Chisholm Jr. singled to start the ninth against Romano, and Grisham reached down and pulled a slider into the right-field seats as the closer put both hands on his head.
Caballero doubled and stole third without a throw. And after Austin Wells walked, Caballero scored when Romano bounced a full-count slider to Ryan McMahon to the backstop on the ninth pitch of the plate appearance.
New York had not won a game while allowing double-digit runs since beating Minnesota 14-12 on July 23, 2019.
Then, he switched his thoughts to his players. “You get a lead, then you get another lead, and then it’s gone,” he said. “For the guys, maybe it was good to have a game like that where it was a little messy.”
NEW YORK — Mike Trout vs. Aaron Judge transformed a baseball game into a heavyweight slugfest.
Judge had looked forward to crossing paths with Trout in a Yankee Stadium weight room.
New York had lost five straight after an 8-2 start and had been 0-6 in one-run games.
Grisham and Trout each had five RBIs, and Judge had three.
Judge, who turns 34 on April 26, won AL MVPs in 2022, ’24 and ’25.
“Those are two of the greats, so it’s really fun to watch,” Yankees starter Will Warren said.
“To be surrounded by some greats like that, it’s special,” Judge said.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone described his feelings as “tough … for the belly.”