The Yankees offense depends on Judge's bat. Can he turn it up in time for two of their biggest series of the spring?

After a nine-day home run drought, New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge finally hit the 261st of his career to move up another spot on the franchise's leaderboards.

NEW YORK — Yankees right fielder Juan Soto started his short post-game talk with the press Monday by making an excuse for his team’s latest bad day at the plate. He thinks a reason Athletics left-hander JP Sears and two relievers shut out the Yankees on three singles in a 2-0 Passover matinee at Yankee Stadium was the sun.

Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer in the first inning after nearly striking out and the host New York Yankees recorded a 7-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night.

Offensively, it was a good night for the Yankees, with homers by Aaron Judge, Juan Soto and Anthony Rizzo in Wednesday's 7-3 win against the Oakland Athletics.

With Juan Soto on first base and one out, Aaron Judge didn’t swing at a 1-2 fastball from Athletics starter Joe Boyle that caught the outside corner. Judge knew he was out and started walking back to the Yankees dugout as he was being rung up by plate umpire Nick Mahrley.

As he delivered a 1-2 pitch, Oakland Athletics’ starter Joe Boyle was called for a balk, nullifying his third strike, and bringing Judge back up for another swing.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

Judge has his sights set on making history for the Yankees. If he continues at his current pace, he will surpass the former Puerto Rican catcher in the all-time rankings. After th

It's safe to say that Aaron Judge will forever be considered one of the best players ever to don a New York Yankees uniform.

At first, it was nearly another strikeout for Aaron Judge — the latest in a stretch that already had featured 18 across the Yankees’ past nine games. He watched a 99 mph pitch paint the edge of the strike zone.