Coming off of a historic 2022 season in which he set a new American League record with 62 home runs, Aaron Judge stepped to the plate at Yankee Stadium on Thursday to a hero’s welcome. He signed a nine-year, $360 million contract with New York this offseason, officially assumed the mantle of team captain and is perhaps the most beloved Yankee since Derek Jeter.
So it should come as no surprise that, in two pitches, Judge gave the people what they came to see.
The 6’7” slugger drilled a sinker from Logan Webb over the center field wall and into Monument Park, sending the home fans into a frenzy and putting up the first home run of the 2023 season in style.
