A year after a remarkable MVP campaign that saw him break Roger Maris' long-standing American League record with 62 home runs, Aaron Judge looks poised for an encore performance.
In his first at-bat of 2023, he swung and connected on a sinker from San Francisco Giants pitcher Logan Webb that veered back into the middle of the strike zone. Judge sent the ball on a high arc towards the center-field wall, just past the outstretched glove of a leaping Mike Yastrzemski.
"He's done it already," Yankees announcer John Sterling exclaimed, as Judge rounded the bases to a standing ovation, greeting his teammates in the dugout with a big smile.