Aaron Judge’s home run impacted more than just the score in the New York Yankees’ 3-1 win over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.
The reigning AL MVP clubbed his second homer of the season in the fifth inning off Giants reliever Ryan Borucki, propelling the ball 383 feet down the left field line at Oracle Park. Rather than a lucky fan, the ball landed on a sitting ambulance in the tunnel.
The ball, which left Judge’s bat at 102.1 mph at a high launch angle, left a clear dent in the roof of the Giants-branded ambulance.
The homer gave the Yankees an insurance run they ended up not needing. After starting pitcher Will Warren exited the game in the fifth inning, relievers Brent Headrick, Jake Bird, Tim Hill and David Bednar combined to shut out the Giants over the final 4 2/3 innings.
Judge began the season on a negative note, picking up his first golden sombrero since 2024 on Opening Night, but recovered with a homer on Friday (while making some history with Giancarlo Stanton).
He is now 2-of-13 on the season with 2 homers and 7 strikeouts. It’s an extreme collection of outcomes, which figures to even out in the coming weeks.
The Yankees won all three games to open the season, their third straight year doing so, and completed a sweep of the Giants. After an off day Sunday, they’ll begin a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners in a potential ALCS preview.
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