KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With 60 family members and friends in the stands at Kauffman Stadium, Luke Voit hit a 470-foot, go-ahead home run in the seventh inning that sent the Yankees past the Kansas City Royals, 7-3, Saturday afternoon in the first game of a split doubleheader. Voit grew up near St. Louis, was drafted by the Royals out of high school, went to Missouri State and made his major league debut with the Cardinals. “To hit the farthest home run I’ve probably ever hit, in front of them, is pretty surreal,” Voit said.

Source: New York Times May 25, 2019 21:44 UTC