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NEW YORK -- Tyler Austin and Aaron Judge wasted no time in making an impact on the New York Yankees on Saturday, becoming the first teammates to hit home runs in the first at-bats of their major league debuts in the same game.And the Baby Bombers did it back-to-back in a five-pitch span against Tampa Bay.Called up before the game as part of the Yankees youth movement, Austin batted seventh and sliced Matt Andrieses 2-2 fastball to the opposite field in the second inning. The 331-foot drive down the right-field line landed in the first row over the short porch, about 3 feet fair.Judge drove a 1-2 change-up 446 feet, a shot off the railing above a sports bar in center field and into the netting above Monument Park.Only once before had two players homered in the first at-bat of their debuts in the same game, and they were on opposing teams: Brooklyns Earnie Koy and the Phillies Heinie Mueller in the first inning at Philadelphias Baker Bowl on April 19, 1938.New York started a pair of players making their big league debuts for the first time since center fielder Jim Lyttle and catcher John Ellis against the California Angels on May 17, 1969.Judge had just ordered a postgame midnight meal with his parents in Rochester when Scranton/Wilkes-Barre manager Al Pedrique walked up to his table at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que and told him about the call-up. So after a bacon burger and mac and cheese, the 24-year-old first baseman drove through the night with mom and dad, arriving at a Parsippany, New Jersey, hotel around 6 a.m.It was kind of a shock, said Judge, who at first thought Pedrique was kidding.Austin, also 24, had gotten his news earlier Friday. When his flight was canceled, the Yankees sent a car service to take him on the 5-hour drive.New York made the roster moves as it released 41-year-old Alex Rodriguez. And in a coincidence that highlighted the generational change, Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada and Bernie Williams were at Yankee Stadium for a 20th anniversary celebration of the 1996 World Series championship team, the start of a dynasty that would win four titles in five years.Im excited to see all these guys that I watched on TV in October, Judge said.Manager Joe Girardi noticed the parallels.I think its good for them to be here today to see that these guys were young, these guys performed at a high level and they had a long run. Lets go do the same thing, the manager said.Receiving their first recognition from the Bleacher Creatures in the game-opening roll call, they joined 23-year-old catcher Gary Sanchez, who entered the game hitting .357 (10 for 28) with three doubles, a home run and four RBI since he was brought up Aug. 3.Girardi said Judge, a burly 6-foot-7 and 275 pounds, will be the regular right fielder. Austin will share time at first with Mark Teixeira and also DH.General manager Brian Cashman planned to bring up Austin and added Judge once it became clear following Friday nights game that Brett Gardner would be sidelined for several days after getting hit by a pitch above the right ankle.I figured Judge, being his first call-up, hes not going to sleep anyway, Cashman said. Thank God hes young, because if that was me, I would be a zombie right now.Austin got action two pitches in, gloving the throw from shortstop Didi Gregorius on Logan Forsythes grounder. Judge caught the final out of the first, stretching with his left arm to snag Evan Longorias flyout and then bracing himself with both hands as he hit the padded right-field wall.Austin, who also plays corner outfield and third base, was batting seventh and Judge hit eighth. A 13th-round draft pick in 2010, Austin suffered a wrist injury that slowed his career. After a poor 2015, he was designated for assignment Sept. 1, giving other teams a chance to claim him off waivers.He remained with the Yankees and after playing in the Arizona Fall League and Venezuelan Winter League, he started this year at Double-A Trenton and was promoted to Scranton on June 4.Austin didnt know for sure he would start until he saw the lineup posted in the Yankees clubhouse.Its been a bumpy road for sure, he said. Im just excited to be here. At the beginning of the year, I honestly didnt think that I would be.Cashman wouldnt rule out more veterans leaving by the start of next season, opening more opportunities.Its always in the best interest to be open-minded and listen, he said. I wouldnt say anybody is untouchable.Game notes RHP Ben Heller was optioned to Scranton. ... Gardner said X-rays were negative. ... RHP Conor Mullee was transferred to the 60-day DL following surgery Tuesday to repair ulnar nerve decompression surgery in his right elbow. ... 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It is a cliché dragged out by fans and pundits regularly when discussions take place around which teams are better than others.LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Don Mattingly isnt in immediate danger of being fired as manager of the last-place Los Angeles Dodgers, with team president Stan Kasten saying none of the players are asking for his dismissal, either. "I do expect things to turn around. I expect Donnie to be here for a long time," Kasten said Friday before the Dodgers lost 7-0 to NL Central-leading St. Louis in the series opener. "I understand there is another side of that if things dont go well. I dont think of things like that. I dont look at things that way. I choose to believe were going to be fine." Mattingly is in the third and final year of his contract, with no extension on the table. "This is not a guy who the players are trying to get rid of. These players are not coming to the front office and saying, Please get this guy out of here," Kasten said. "Its the opposite. This is a group of guys who love and respect Don. And I think this latest plea for a greater sense of urgency will be well received. I hope it is. It should be." For his part, Mattingly didnt appear worried about his future. "If your team doesnt play well, someone is going to go and it isnt going to be them," he said. "Its all about how we play. Thats the only thing I really stress over." The Dodgers are last in the NL West, seven games behind first-place Arizona. They have a 19-27 record, having lost five of their last seven, despite a $215 million payroll and a talent-laden lineup that has struggled offensively. "By far were not out of it," Andre Ethier said. "If we can work our way back into it by the All-Star break, it should be someplace we want to be." Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez have started to come around. Crawford is hitting .302 with five homers and 13 RBI, and Gonzalez is batting .319 with four homers and 29 RBI. But All-Star sluggers Matt Kemp and Ethier have not. They combined to go hitless in six at-bats Friday, with Kemp striking out twice. "Its really nott the way you envision coming back home and getting the home stand started," Mattingly said about the loss.dddddddddddd Kemp is hitting .266 with two home runs and 17 RBI, while Ethier is hitting .258, with four homers and 15 RBI. The team has been hit with a rash of injuries since the start of the season, especially among the starting rotation. "I expect the players who have been struggling to get back to their historical records of performance," Kasten said. "If that happens, I think were going to be just fine. We wont be as good as we can be until Matt returns to being the real Matt Kemp." Mattingly on Friday didnt back away from his critical comments earlier in the week that came after he benched Ethier for the third time in six games during the teams trip to Atlanta and Milwaukee. At the time, he said he was "putting out my lineup that I feel is going to be the most competitive and going to compete the hardest." "Really Im just speaking from my heart. It wasnt an attack on anybody," Mattingly said. "Its my belief about the way to play baseball. Youve got to be willing to fight for what you want." Earlier in the week, Ethier said he took offence to Mattinglys comments. The manager said he and Ethier talked for 20 minutes on Wednesday. "Andre knows exactly where Im coming from," he said. Ethier was back in the lineup on Friday, but Mattinglys "words about the competing part, that bothers me. Thats all people hear, they dont read about the other stuff," he said. Asked if thought he would be traded, Ethier said, "I have no idea. Its nothing Im assuming or looking into. I know what commitment level is here and its never wavered." Mattingly has long defended his players in the mould of his mentor and former Dodgers manager Joe Torre, so his sudden public outspokenness had triggerd rampant speculation that he was on his way out. "It hasnt been that bad, honestly," he said. "Its just a little stormy." ' ' '