It was just another workday for Gary Sanchez, who operates in an oversized shadow.

You might not have noticed on Sunday that Sanchez launched his own 450-foot home run in the first inning, with two men on, to give the Yankees a 5-0 lead in a 14-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. It was his fourth home run in four games and sixth in nine games, placing him third in home runs this season among major league catchers.

Instead, you and everyone else probably gaped at a more meaningless shot by Aaron Judge, 45 feet longer, a solo homer in the sixth inning with the game well in hand. It was the longest fair ball hit by anybody this season (nobody bothers to measure the fouls), carrying over the left-field bleachers. Judge then added a second home run an inning later for good measure, and measurement, which was even less important.

That’s just the way things have gone this season, on a tilted playing field. The Yanks ask Sanchez to serve sandwiches to a few fans in a Bronx bodega, for a publicity gig. Then they carve out a permanent section of the stands for Judge, his “Chambers,” after he appeared on “The Tonight Show.”

This is not a competition between the team’s two breakout stars, and neither appears egotistic enough to worry about such comparisons. But when it comes to media hype and jersey sales right now, Sanchez is somehow playing in a much smaller ballpark.