Oh, hello there, Mr. Aaron Judge, hitter of home runs
Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees looks on during batting practice before Opening Day at Yankee Stadium against the Miami Marlins on Friday, Apr. 3, 2026. Credit: Jim McIsaac
Hey, remember when the Marlins quieted the crowd with a home run two batters into the top of the first inning?
That was, like, so a few minutes ago because Aaron Judge brought the noise back with a home run of his own for the Yankees.
Judge crushed a two-run homer deep to left field to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the first inning.
It is just Judge's fourth base hit of the season. Of course, three of those hits have been home runs.
For those of you who enjoy early season small sample size statistical jumps, Judge boosted his average 35 points with that one swing.
Mark La Monica is a deputy sports editor at Newsday. He also covers mixed martial arts.
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