That’s how the drama ended, but not the memory of this tour de force. The ambush started with three straight home runs in the first three pitches from Nestor Cortes – Paul Goldschmidt, Cody Bellinger and Judge – which put an official stamp on the 2025 post- Juan Soto era.

Judge hit three home runs through four innings against the Milwaukee Brewers, as the Yankees ran away with a 20-9 win to improve to 2-0 on the season. New York racked up nine total homers, setting a new franchise record. That included a stretch of solo home runs on three consecutive pitches to open the bottom of the first inning.

Three of the nine homers—perhaps hit off one of the club's newly designed bats —came from Yankees star Aaron Judge. The 32-year-old's three-dinger performance was his third such game of his career, and joins the following list of legends to do to in pinstripes:

Judge combined with Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Bellinger to go deep on the first three pitches from Nestor Cortes, then hit two more homers as host New York set a team record with nine homers in blowout of Milwaukee.

The Yankees hit three home runs on the 1st three pitches by Brewers starter Nestor Cortes on Saturday, making MLB history.

Judge hit three home runs through four innings against the Milwaukee Brewers, as the Yankees took a commanding 16-4 lead heading into the top of the fifth. New York racked up eight total homers through four innings,

The New York Yankees got off to a hot start Saturday, opening a home game against the Milwaukee Brewers by hitting three straight home runs off the first three pitches. That was just the start of the onslaught: New York finished with a team-record nine homers — including three from Aaron Judge — in a 20-9 victory over the Brewers.

Paul Goldschmidt, Cody Bellinger and Aaron Judge homered for the Yankees on the first three pitches from Milwaukee's Nestor Cortes, part of five New York homers in the first two innings on Saturday. Austin Wells also hit a solo homer in the first as New York burst ahead 4-0,

The Yankees hit a franchise record nine home runs to beat the Milwaukee Brewers, 20-9, on Saturday afternoon. - New York started the game off with a splash, well ... four splashes, to be exact. Paul Goldschmidt -- batting in the leadoff spot for the first time in his career -- Cody Bellinger,