Yankees make MLB history as Aaron Judge strikes out four times on Opening Day

Aaron Judge struck retired 4 times, and yet the New York Yankees were inactive capable to travel distant with a 7-0 triumph against the San Francisco Giants connected Opening Day connected Wednesday.

The reigning back-to-back American League MVP had a dismal commencement to the 2026 season. He finished the crippled 0-for-5. It was the archetypal clip Judge was ever hitless connected Opening Day.

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New York Yankees close fielder Aaron Judge (99) looks astatine his bat betwixt pitches against the San Francisco Giants successful the sixth inning astatine Oracle Park connected March 25, 2026.  (Cary Edmondson/Imagn Images)

Luckily, for the Bronx Bombers, Trent Grisham and Ryan McMahon had 2 RBI each and Max Fried lone allowed 2 hits portion striking retired four.

Opta Stats noted that the Yankees made past successful spite of Judge’s pugnacious game.

"The Yankees are the archetypal squad successful MLB past to station a shutout triumph contempt having the reigning MVP onslaught retired 4+ times (in immoderate game, Opening Day oregon not)," the information institution wrote connected X.

Judge struck retired swinging successful the archetypal against Logan Webb, took a called 3rd onslaught successful the 2nd inning, struck retired connected a foul extremity successful the 4th and struck retired looking successful the sixth.

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New York Yankees' Aaron Judge walks to the dugout aft striking retired during the sixth inning of a shot crippled against the San Francisco Giants successful San Francisco, Wednesday, March 25, 2026.  (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

He hadn’t struck retired 4 times successful a crippled since a five-strikeout crippled against the Pittsburgh Pirates connected Sept. 28, 2024.

"It was benignant of a small spot of everyone contiguous being capable to person a manus successful it," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. "A nighttime we didn't deed the shot retired of the ballpark but conscionable a batch of bully pressurized at-bats I thought. Good nighttime for us. I deliberation we tin bushed you a batch of antithetic ways."

Judge has 3 AL MVPs to his sanction and was making a homecoming of sorts erstwhile helium entered Oracle Park. He grew up successful Linden, California, and went to Fresno State earlier helium was aboriginal drafted by the Yankees.

New York Yankees' Aaron Judge waits to bat during the ninth inning of a shot crippled against the San Francisco Giants successful San Francisco, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

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The Giants were competing to motion Judge 2 years agone erstwhile the brooding outfielder deed escaped agency. He ended up signing with the Yankees connected a nine-year, $360 cardinal deal, yet spurning San Francisco.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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