Yankeees' Aaron Judge destroys 1st career homer in 1st at bat (Judge is a former Glacier Pilots from 2011)
Yankees' Aaron Judge destroys 1st career homer in 1st at-bat
By Brendan Kuty | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on August 13, 2016 at 2:26 PM ET
NEW YORK — The first of many.
Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge crushed his first career home run in his first at-bat in the majors for a 2-0 lead over the Rays at Yankee Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Judge's blast came against starting pitcher Matt Andriese's 1-2 changeup that floated in at 87 mph and left in a hurry.
The home run was a no doubter, landing in the netting covering Monument Park. It went 446 feet.
It was in the at-bat directly following Tyler Austin, who also hit his first career homer in his first ever at-bat.
Austin and Judge became the first players in history to each homer back-to-back in their initial plate appearances.
Judge learned he was getting called up at about 11:30 p.m. Friday
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