Last year, Judge had 18 first-inning home runs. He's the first player in MLB history to have two seasons of 15 or more first-inning homers, according to Baseball Reference researcher Katie Sharp. It's a remarkable feat, really. Judge has hit 37.5% of his home runs this season in the first inning.

The Yankees overcame a very untimely Jose Caballero tantrum on Wednesday night to beat the Rays in 10 innings and head home after a 5-0, two-city roadtrip.

Giancarlo Stanton is returning to the New York Yankees’ lineup after missing three games with what the team described as general soreness.

The team has also lost captain Aaron Judge, starter Clarke Schmidt, infielder Oswaldo Cabrera and several other key players to injuries of varying degrees at different points this season. And now, the latest injury update for a Yankees veteran could mark the end of his time with the team.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball as Aaron Judge Joins Elite Group of Sluggers in Baseball History with Latest Blast. The New York Yankees routed the Tampa Bay Rays 13-3 on Tuesday night at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla.

And Aaron Judge. That's about as impressive a list of hitters as you could find anywhere in MLB history. Of course, that quartet is made up of New York Yankees, and they're now joined in franchise history. Those are the four players who have had at least four 40-homer seasons in their careers in the Bronx.