NEW YORK — The cheers begin the moment the ball comes off his bat.
As they should.
There are so many remarkable things about what New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge has done in the first three months of this season, so many remarkable numbers. Exit velocities up to 121.1 mph. Home run distances up to 495 feet. Ten opposite-field home runs, the most in the major leagues.
But there's another number that explains why those Yankee Stadium fans are right to cheer whenever Judge hits a ball in the air.