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ALL RISE: Aaron Judge Launches First Home Run Since Coming Off IL

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ALL RISE: Aaron Judge Launches First Home Run Since Coming Off IL

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Aaron Judge launched a 397-foot, three-run homer in the eighth inning Monday against the Minnesota Twins, his first home run since returning from a three-month absence caused by a right rib stress fracture. The blast traveled to left field at 104.2 mph, turning the Yankees’ 4-2 lead into a 7-2 advantage at Target Field. It was Judge’s 18th homer of the season and came after his September 8 activation.

Aaron Judge finally gave Yankees fans the swing they were waiting for.

And when it came, there was no doubt.

Judge crushed a three-run home run in the eighth inning Monday night against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field, his first homer since returning from a three-month absence with a right rib stress fracture.

Cap is officially back.

The Yankees were already leading 4-2 when Judge stepped to the plate and worked the count to 2-2. Then he got something he could drive and launched it 397 feet to left field at 104.2 mph.

Just like that, it was 7-2 Yankees.

More importantly, it looked like Aaron Judge again.

Judge had been relatively quiet since being activated from the injured list on September 8. That was understandable. He had not played in a Major League game since May 31 after dealing with the rib injury that originally happened in late April.

You do not miss more than three months and immediately come back looking like the best hitter on the planet.

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But this was the swing Yankees fans wanted to see.

His 18th home run of the season was vintage Judge.

Hard contact. Left field. No cheap dimensions needed. No question whether it was leaving the ballpark.

Judge rounded the bases before being mobbed by teammates in the Yankees dugout, and the team’s social media account summed it up perfectly afterward:

“Cap is back. #ALLRISE.”

The Yankees already knew how important getting Judge back would be for October.

Now they are starting to see the power return too.

And if this swing is the beginning of Judge getting hot again, the rest of the League just got another problem to deal with.

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