Throughout a 162-game MLB season, there are games when the bats get hot. There are also times where an opposing pitching staff just doesn’t have it.
When both things happen in the same game, historic offensive showings are often the result.
Such was the case on Sept. 14, 1987, when the Blue Jays went yard an MLB-record 10 times in an 18-3 win over the Orioles. Given the nature of the record, it has been threatened a few times but has stood for nearly 40 years.
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Here’s a closer look at Toronto’s record and a full list of the best team batting performances in league history.
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Most home runs in a game by one MLB team
Toronto holds the team record for most home runs in a regular-season game with 10.
On March 29, 2025, the Yankees joined the Reds as the second team in league history to hit nine home runs in a game, with Cincinnati doing so on Sept. 4, 1999.
| Rank | Team | HRs | Date |
| 1. | Blue Jays | 10 | 09/14/1987 |
| 2. | Yankees | 9 | 03/29/2025 |
| Reds | 9 | 09/04/1999 | |
| 3. | 18 teams | 8 | 30 times |
There have been 30 instances of teams hitting eight home runs in a regular-season game. The most recent instance was on July 14, 2024, when the Athletics homered eight times in an 18-3 win over the Phillies.
Yankees three home runs in a row
New York didn’t need to reach 10 home runs to make history against Milwaukee.
The Yankees homered on each of the first three pitches they saw in the game. Three pitches, three home runs.
WHAT A START FOR THE @YANKEES!!!
3 pitches, 3 home runs!! pic.twitter.com/xWqAqH9X0y
— MLB (@MLB) March 29, 2025
It is the first time in MLB history that one team hit three home runs on the first three pitches it saw. Adding to the narrative is that New York was facing pitcher Nestor Cortes, who spent the last four seasons with the Yankees before being traded to Milwaukee.
His first trip back to Yankee Stadium as a visitor is an unforgettable one, but not in a good way.
