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Aaron Judge Launches Two in Spring Debut, Citing ‘Unfinished Business’

The slugger says last year’s playoff exit is fueling him heading into a WBC captaincy.

Overview

  • Judge homered twice in his first spring game, going 2-for-3 with four RBIs in a 20-3 win over the Tigers at Steinbrenner Field on Saturday.
  • He said the Yankees have “a lot of unfinished business” from 2025 and emphasized preparing himself to help the club win.
  • Judge will serve as Team USA’s captain at the upcoming World Baseball Classic before returning for New York’s March 25 opener in San Francisco.
  • New York is largely running it back with the same roster after winning 94 games in 2025 but losing the AL East on a head-to-head tiebreaker to Toronto.
  • The Blue Jays swept the Yankees in the ALDS while scoring 34 runs, and Judge enters 2026 after leading MLB in 2025 with a .331 average, 1.144 OPS, 215 OPS+, 53 homers and 114 RBIs.