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Yankees marvel at Sanchez's unprecedented run

Adam Hunger / USA TODAY Sports

Every night, Gary Sanchez seems to make Major League Baseball history.

The 24-year-old slugger has worn pinstripes for less than two months, but his Yankee Stadium legend has already matched some of the organization's biggest stars.

Rewriting the record books will do that.

Sanchez became the fastest player in MLB history to hit 20 home runs on Tuesday, tying Wally Berger's 86-year-old record by getting there in just 51 games.

During New York's recent Toronto road trip, theScore caught up with several members of the Yankees' organization to get their thoughts on the phenomenon known as "The Kraken":

CC Sabathia, pitcher: His performance doesn't just rank among all-time Yankees moments, but baseball history. It's been remarkable what he's been able to do and the run he's been on. I've never seen anything like it. It's been fun to be a part of.

Ken Singleton, YES Network and former All-Star outfielder: Remember, he's a rookie and he doesn't really know all these pitchers yet, so when he gets to know the league a little better you might be looking at a perennial All-Star.

Billy Butler, first baseman: It's the best start to a career I've ever seen. Obviously, with the historic ranks where he's the quickest to 19 homers. Basically everything he's got is the best to this point.

Singleton: He's played in 44 games with 19 home runs - that'd been good for A-Rod. That'd been good for anybody to be honest. Any of the top stars in the league would take that. It's been as good as anything I've seen. I've had individual perfect games. I did David Wells' perfect game, saw Jeter's 3000th hit, I've seen the Yankees win world championships five times. They've all been great and you can add this to the list.

Gary Sanchez, catcher and future Yankees legend: It's great to be mentioned with the greats of the game, but there's a lot of work to be done.

Sabathia: He don't need my advice. It's just been fun to see, when you're very talented like that and you put in the work, just to see the results come like that.

Butler: It's incredible to watch each day. The guy's a unique talent and it's a different sound when it comes off his bat.

Sanchez: I never thought it was going to be like this. In the minor leagues I worked really, really hard so that whenever they gave me the call to come up here, I'd be ready.

Singleton: It's very rare that you see somebody burst upon the scene and come in like a comet across the league. Hopefully he doesn't burn out; I don't think he will because I think he's a very smart hitter. I'm not saying he's going to hit home runs at this pace but I think he looks like a guy who is going to hit 30, maybe 40 a year.

(Note: Sanchez spoke through translator Marlon Abreu; all interviews were condensed and edited for clarity.)

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