New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge shook off a rough Opening Night by hitting his first home run of the 2026 MLB seasonin Friday's 3-0 winversus the San Francisco Giants.
The two-run blast off Giants pitcher Robbie Ray came after the three-time American League MVPwent 0-for-5with four strikeouts inthe Yankees' season-opening 7-0 winover San Francisco on Wednesday night.
Two batters later, Giancarlo Stanton hit his first home run of the season off José Buttó, brought in to replace Ray in the sixth inning, giving the Yankees a 3-0 lead. That was all the Yankees needed as they closed out the victory to stay unbeaten this season.
That was also the 60th time that Judge and Stanton homered in the same game, the sixth-highest total among teammates in MLB history,according to MLB.com's Sarah Langs.
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By the end of the season, Judge and Stanton could very well tie or surpass the third-highest total of 68, currently held by Willie McCovey and Willie Mays, along with Duke Snider and Gil Hodges. That would put the current Yankees sluggers behind one of the team's legendary duos in Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, who hit home runs in the same game 75 times.
Making his season debut for the Giants, Ray allowed two runs and five hits over 5 1/3 innings. He struck out four batters and walked none. He was outmatched by Yankees starter Cam Schlittler, who pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings with eight strikeouts, allowing only one hit.
Yankees pitching has looked exceptional against the Giants, who haven't scored a run and only managed four hits in their first two games of the season. Schlittler and Max Fried combined for 11 2/3 scoreless innings, three hits allowed and 12 strikeouts. Six Yankees relievers have yet to allow a run either, with Camilo Doval making two appearances in two games.