Aaron Judge (32), a slugger representing the Major League Baseball (MLB), hit a home run in seven games since the opening of the season.

Judge started as designated hitter number 3 in the 2024 MLB game against the Arizona Diamondbacks held at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA on the 4th (Korean time) and performed well with 2 hits in 4 at-bats, 3 RBIs, and 1 run.

Led by Judge's hard hitting, the Yankees defeated Arizona 6-5.

Judge, who had suffered from a sluggish season with a batting average of just 0.125 before today's game, struck out in his first at-bat in the top of the first inning.

But he hit a home run in his second at-bat.

Judge, who came to the plate in the top of the fourth inning with one out and one on first base, hit a two-run home run to right-center field against Merrill Kelly, who played for the SK Wyverns (now SSG Landers) of the KBO League. When Judge's sinker on the second pitch was a missed throw, he did not miss it and turned it into a home run.

Judge, who got on base with a walk in the top of the 6th inning, was retired by a fly ball from first base in the top of the 9th, but scored a timely hit in the top of the 11th overtime inning. With the Yankees ahead 5-4, he hit a timely double to right-center in the top of the 11th inning with one out and two on second base. Judge, who set a new record for the most home runs (62) in a season in the American League in 2022 and was named Most Valuable Player (MVP), continued to struggle until today's game. He couldn't hit a home run, and his batting average hovered around 100. However, on this day, he announced his revival by hitting his first multi-hit of the season (two or more hits in one game). Judge's season batting average was 0.179 (5 hits in 28 at-bats). Meanwhile, Kelly, who started for Arizona, pitched well in 7 innings, allowing 5 hits (1 home run), 4 strikeouts, 1 walk, and 2 runs, but swallowed his disappointment as the team lost. 한국야동