The Royals are surely growing tired of facing Aaron Judge.
Less than 24 hours after smacking a walk-off home run, Judge wasted little time Friday inflicting more pain on Kansas City. After M.J. Melendez led off the game with a high drive to right field off Gerrit Cole, Judge used every bit of his 6-foot-7 frame to scale the wall and make the catch, robbing Melendez of a home run.
Aaron Judge robs a home run in the first inning. Jason Szenes
Aaron Judge comes down with his highlight-reel catch. Robert Sabo for the NY POSTJudge, who has played a superb center field this season, was making his first start in right field since July 10. Recently-acquired Andrew Benintendi started in left field with Aaron Hicks manning center, shifting Judge over to a position where he is, evidently, just as comfortable.
Judge wasn’t nearly done with the heroics. He belted two home runs, including a grand slam in the eighth inning, to lead the Yankees to an 11-5 comeback win over the Royals.
He also became the first Yankee since Roger Maris in 1961 to reach the 40-homer mark before August, and joined Babe Ruth (1928, 1921) as the only players in franchise history with 41 homers through the first 101 games.
