The 2009 Yankees have hit a lot of home runs. In fact, they are second in the majors — only behind Texas — in homers and rank first in slugging percentage (.473).
Ninety-one of their 159 homers (57.2 percent) have been hit at home. They totaled 180 last season, good for fourth in the American League. Is Mark Teixeira accounting for all the difference?
Here are the top 10 homer-happy Yanks of 2009:
| Player | HR |
| Mark Teixeira | 27 |
| Johnny Damon | 19 |
| Alex Rodriguez | 19 |
| Nick Swisher | 18 |
| Robinson Cano | 16 |
| Hideki Matsui | 16 |
| Jorge Posada | 13 |
| Derek Jeter | 11 |
| Melky Cabrera | 10 |
| Eric Hinske | 5 |
