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New York Yankees Superstar Judge Aaron tested the limits of Kaufman Stadium with a 10-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday with a explosion of Gargantuan.
The 33-year-old judge hit his longest season home run in the first innings Royals starting pitcher Noah Cameron.
The judge rose 2-0 on the count. Cameron’s 2-0 pitch was a 94 mph fastball on the inside of the strike zone that the judge had turned on and destroyed.
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New York Yankees star Aaron Judge, #99, will celebrate a two-run home run in the first inning during a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Kansas City, Missouri on Tuesday, June 10th, 2025. (AP Photo/ed Zurga)
The Yankees captain hit the ball at 117.9 mph and sent 469 feet. The ball landed on the Royals Hall of Fame on the left field.
The 24th home run of the season was the third longest home run. Major League Baseball This season, I was tied up by the third hit home run of the season.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone confirmed he was in a good position to see where he was Judge’s Deep Drive Finally landed.
“I jumped up and tried to get a good place to really see,” Boone said with a smile after the match. “I mean, I was in control. I was calm. I was in a good place to really see it. It evaporated.”
As for the judge, he was pleased that the first home run placed a pair of runs on the Yankees scoreboard.
“I’m happy to get two runs,” the judge said when asked if it took a while to marvel at the latest long ball. “There’s no time. It’s the next time. You do something, enjoy it for a while, and it’s the next thing.”
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New York Yankees Aaron Judge #99 hit a two-run home run in the first inning during a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Kansas City, Missouri on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/ed Zurga)
The judge is in the middle of another American League MVP campaign as he has a league-best .396 batting average for 24 home runs and a 58 RBI in two AL MVPs.
The six-time All-Star leads the Big League on base percentage, slugging percentage, hits and total basis.
But despite the incredible start to his season, Boone is still waiting for the judge to get a “catch fire” at the plate.
“If he continues to rise from here, I wouldn’t be surprised,” Boone said. “The most amazing part about it is that it feels like he’s playing well. He doesn’t feel like he’s on fire at any point. It’s amazing. He’s doing well. He’s getting his hits and doing his thing.
“He’s playing in another league,” Boone added with another smile. “He needs to be called.”
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New York Yankees star Aaron Judge #99 runs first after hitting a two-run home run in the first inning during a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Kansas City, Missouri on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/ed Zurga)
The judge finished the two days on the 2nd with five at the plate as he added an RBI single in six innings.
Yankees starting pitcher Max Fried pitched seven innings of two runs ball, with catcher Austin Wells having five RBIs in the win.
The Yankees (40-25) and the Royals (34-33) will play the second game in the three-game series on Wednesday at 7:40pm ET.
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