On a night when it looked like the Yankees would suffer another defeat, things took an unexpected turn. Aaron Judge, the reliable captain, once again took center stage when he hit a decisive sac fly in the final inning, allowing Anthony Volpe to rocket home, giving the New York Yankees a thrilling 6-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners.
Aaron Judge is mobbed by Anthony Volpe (right), Ben Rice and Jazz Chisholm (left) after hitting the game-winning sacrifice fly in the 10th inning of the Yankees’ 6-5 comeback win over the Mariners on July 10, 2025.
Volpe’s spectacular slide under the catcher and the Mariners’ combined efforts could not stop the Yankees from completing a miraculous comeback. What’s more, the Yankees had been trailing all the way to the final inning, and it seemed like everything was over.
“I knew as soon as the ball left Judge’s bat that I had to go all in. I didn’t think much – there was only one word in my head: home,” Volpe said, panting but with a gleam in his eye after the game.
Anthony Volpe eludes the tag of Cal Raleigh dives safely to score the game-winning run in the 10th-inning of the Yankees’ comeback win over the Mariners.
More than just a win, it was a statement that the Yankees never stop fighting, and that when their stars are on point, anything is possible. The combination of Judge and Volpe was like a symphony written at the right time and in the right rhythm – and it sent the Bronx into a frenzy.
Austin Wells rips the game-tying two-run single in the ninth inning of the Yankees’ comeback win over the Mariners in 10 innings.
Manager Aaron Boone called it “a moment of a lifetime,” and it will surely be a highlight reel replayed countless times on ESPN and SportsCenter.
Aaron Judge gets a Gatorade bath from Paul Goldschmidt after hitting the game-winning sacrifice fly in the 10th inning of the Yankees’ comeback win over the Mariners.Bryan Woo had a no-hitter through seven innings, but had to settle for a no-decision in the Yankees’ comeback win over the Mariners.
Aaron Judge gets a Gatorade bath from Paul Goldschmidt after hitting the game-winning sacrifice fly in the 10th inning of the Yankees’ comeback win over the Mariners.