Whenever Aaron Judge and Juan Soto hit home runs in a game, good things happen for the Yankees. That was the case Wednesday night in a 7-3 victory over the Athletics at Yankee Stadium. With the victory,
One first-inning pitch that didn’t count got the Yankees off and running Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium. 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.
The manager was thrown out of Monday's game for a comment that apparently came from a fan in the stands. Boone said Tuesday that he was satisfied with conversations he had with the league and was ready to put the incident behind him.
Joe Boyle thought he caught Aaron Judge looking. With the Yankees’ center fielder facing a 1-2 count, the Athletics’ starter fired a 99-mph fastball to the lower, outside corner of the plate in the first inning.