With Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton in the heart of the lineup, the Yankees knew they’d be the favorites to lead the majors in home runs for the second straight season. Because of a pair of rookies, the Yankees could end up with more homers than any team in major league history.

A little more than a week after American League Rookie of the Year front-runner Miguel Andujar became the fifth Yankee to hit 20 home runs this season, Gleyber Torres — his closest competition for the award — joined the club by blasting a 444-foot homer in Monday’s 6-2 loss to the White Sox, giving the Yankees their first-ever pair of rookie teammates with at least 20 homers.

With Torres’ longest home run of his young career, the Yankees infielders became the first pair of rookie teammates — and 10th overall — to hit 20 home runs in the same season since Cincinnati’s Joey Votto and Jay Bruce in 2008. Torres and Andujar also became the first rookie teammates, 23 or younger, to hit 20 homers in the same season since Minnesota’s Kent Hrbek, Gary Gaetti and Tom Brunansky in 1982.

“It’s amazing,” said Torres, of the duo’s accomplishment. “Miggy is doing a really good job, and I’m just trying to help the team. … I played a couple years ago with Miggy and we feel super comfortable. We have a good relationship and we feel good. We just try to help the team and not put too much pressure on us.”

Facing lefty Carlos Rodon in the bottom of the fourth, Torres broke a scoreless tie by demolishing an 0-1 changeup to straightaway center, giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead. Torres’ homer was one of only three Yankees hits, but the shortstop also reached base with two walks and picked up his second stolen base in the past five games after recording just three in his first 88 games.

Though Torres has seen his average dip from .294 to .269 since returning from a hip injury that kept him out for 15 games, the 21-year-old has recorded at least one hit in 11 of his past 13 games and is batting .350 (14-for-40) over that span, with two homers in his past four games.

“A little more patience,” said manager Aaron Boone, describing the difference in Torres recently. “Just gradually seeing the ball better, putting more good swings on balls. Tonight, I thought he was really good at the plate. I think [he’s] just settling back in after going through a little bit of a funk. Pitch selection has gotten a little bit better, and when he is getting a pitch, he’s putting it in play with more authority than he was during that stretch.”