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The New York Yankees’ offense exploded right off the bat against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday, and Aaron Judge was once again in the middle of their historic performance.<\/p>\n

Judge hit the second bomb of the Yankees’ back-to-back-to-back home runs that opened the contest, sparking a five-run first inning. New York wound up winning 15-3, while Judge finished 2-for-3 with two walks and three runs.<\/p>\n

The 33-year-old right fielder is now batting .412 with nine home runs, 29 RBIs, a 1.235 OPS and a 2.7 WAR so far in 2025.<\/p>\n

According to New York Yankees Stats, Judge is now one of three Yankees with at least nine home runs and a batting average over .400 through the first 30 games of a season. He is the first to achieve the feat since Mickey Mantle in 1956, with Lou Gehrig’s 1927 campaign rounding out the exclusive group.<\/p>\n

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Yankees with 9+ HR and .400+ AVG in first 30 games<\/p>\n

1927 Lou Gehrig
\n1956 Mickey Mantle
\n2025 Aaron Judge<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2014 New York Yankees Stats (@nyyankeesstats) April 30, 2025<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n

Judge currently leads MLB in hits, total bases, batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, OPS and WAR. He also leads the American League in runs and RBIs.<\/p>\n

At this point last year, Judge was batting .207 with a .754 OPS. He went on to win his second AL MVP award and guide New York back to the World Series.<\/p>\n

Judge will look to continue his historic start to the season in Wednesday’s rubber match against the Orioles. First pitch from Camden Yards is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

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