As the New York Yankees kicked off the regular season in strong form, Aaron Judge has emerged as a key contributor. Following the team’s win over the Kansas City Royals, Judge's performance makes him even closer to Babe Ruth's record.

The homer was the 321st of Judge's 1,000-game career, which is significant because a different slugger also had 321 in his first 1,000 games with the Yankees. Babe Ruth had that many after joining the team in his trade from the Boston Red Sox.

Nothing has changed with the Yankees, even with Juan Soto over at Citi Field now: Aaron Judge is still the Yankees.