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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 19: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees celebrates after hitting a two run home run in the first inning against Cole Ragans #55 of the Kansas City Royals during their game at Yankee Stadium on April 19, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
On Sunday afternoon, the New York Yankees<\/a> are playing the Kansas City Royals (in the Bronx) for the finale of their three-game series.<\/p>\n The Yankees are coming off a 13-4 win on Saturday.<\/p>\n In the first inning of Sunday\u2019s game, Aaron Judge<\/a> hit a home run.<\/p>\n The MLB wrote:<\/a> \u201cAaron Judge CRUSHES this ball \ud83d\udcaa<\/p>\n It\u2019s his 90th career first-inning homer!\u201d<\/p>\n New York Yankees Star Aaron Judge Made MLB History GettyAaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees celebrates after hitting a two run home run in the first inning against Cole Ragans<\/a> #55 of the Kansas City Royals<\/a> during their game at Yankee Stadium on April 19, 2026 in New York City.<\/p>\n In addition, Judge also made MLB<\/a> history by moving up on the all-time home runs list<\/a>.<\/p>\n @RobBballHistory wrote:<\/a> \u201cAaron Judge hit his 377th career HR, passing Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk and moved into a tie with Norm Cash and Hall of Famer Jeff Kent<\/a> for 78th on the All Time HR list.\u201d<\/p>\n Getty\u00a0Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees celebrates after hitting a two run home run in the first inning against Cole Ragans #55 of the Kansas City Royals during their game at Yankee Stadium on April 19, 2026 in New York City.<\/p>\n Judge has been on fire as of late, hitting six home runs in eight games.<\/p>\n He came into the day batting .234 with eight home runs, 14 RBI\u2019s, 17 runs and four stolen bases.<\/p>\n Sarah Langs of MLB.com wrote:<\/a> \u201cYankees duos with 8+ HR each in team\u2019s first 22 games: 2026 Aaron Judge, Ben Rice 2022 Judge, Anthony Rizzo 1956 Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle\u201d<\/p>\n Judge And The Yankees GettyAaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees rounds the bases after hitting a two run home run in the first inning against Cole Ragans #55 of the Kansas City Royals during their game at Yankee Stadium on April 19, 2026 in New York City.<\/p>\n The Yankees had been cold, losing five in a row to the Athletics and Rays<\/a>.<\/p>\n That said, after returning home, they have found new momentum.<\/p>\n A sweep of the Royals would give them five wins in their last seven games.<\/p>\n Bryan Hoch of MLB.com wrote:<\/a> \u201cAaron Judge has 9 HRs, Ben Rice has 8. Their combined 17 are the most of any teammates in MLB.\u201d<\/p>\n GettyAaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees reacts during the ninth inning against the Baltimore Orioles<\/a> at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on September 18, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland.<\/p>\n The Yankee are 12-9 in 21 games, which has them as the first-place team in the American League East.<\/p>\n They have gone 7-5 in 12 games in the Bronx.<\/p>\n Following the Royals, the Yankees will face off against the Boston Red Sox<\/a> on Tuesday at Fenway Park (they are off on Monday).<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tBen Stinar<\/a> Ben Stinar has been covering the NBA for over seven years.\u00a0
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\nHe has written for OnSI, Forbes, Amico Hoops, The Big Lead and had a podcast with former All-Star Jameer Nelson. More about Ben Stinar<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n