Noteworthy items during the Yankees’ Grapefruit League action Sunday:
Three & easy
The three-hole seems to fit Aaron Judge just fine.
In his first game batting behind new No. 2 hitter Juan Soto, Judge went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI in a split-squad win over the Blue Jays.
Aaron Judge singles in Alex Verdugo for the first run of the spring game against the Blue Jays. Charles Wenzelberg / New York PostDrop zone
Oswald Peraza dropped what should have been an inning-ending pop-up to shortstop, allowing a run to score from third base in the Yankees’ split-squad loss to the Phillies.
He immediately got a chance to redeem himself when the next batter hit another pop-up and he secured it with two hands, though the typically sure-handed Peraza had another fielding error on a grounder later in the game.
Caught my eye
George Lombard Jr., the Yankees’ first-round pick last summer, came over from minor league camp and hit a home run to the opposite field against the Blue Jays.
The 18-year-old shortstop has only played 13 games as a professional, but he’ll have Sunday’s homer as a nice memory as he tries to climb the ranks.
Monday’s schedule
Nestor Cortes will make his Grapefruit League debut as the Yankees host the Twins at Steinbrenner Field at 1:05 p.m.
