TAMPA, Fla. — As New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge stood before his locker in the visitors clubhouse at Kauffman Stadium on the final day of the 2023 season, he made it clear that there was no one he would rather have as his manager than Aaron Boone.

On a warm August morning at Yankee Stadium last season, some of the most legendary players in Yankees history were back in the Bronx. The home dugout was teeming with all-time greats, many of whom helped carry the Yankees to their 27th championship in 2009.

Aaron Judge took the field for the first time Saturday and had a hard two-run single through the left side of the infield in his second at-bat.

Stanton's absence will give Boone a chance to shift his outfield. Former MLB outfielder Cameron Maybin has suggested moving Jasson Domínguez, who has struggled adjusting to left field, back to center to regain comfort. It's a good idea.

But the crowd at Steinbrenner Field will not see the reigning AL MVP in Friday’s opener and instead will have to wait an extra week to watch him in action this spring, as manager Aaron Boone has circled March 1 as Judge’s likely spring debut.

"I've been waiting to see him get out there on the mound for a while,'' Aaron Judge said, ''and excited he's feeling good and doing his thing.''

TAMPA, Fla. — Waiting for outfield practice to begin on Field 3, Yankees captain Aaron Judge stood in foul territory paying attention to the starting infield for Saturday’s spring training game going through its final rounds of groundball drills.

With his first Grapefruit League at-bats of the year under his belt, Aaron Judge said he believes a heavier spring workload could ward off another slow start to his regular season. Judge went 1-for-2

Aaron Judge made his long-awaited spring training debut and picked up where he left off last season, driving in two runs to help lift the Yankees to a 9-3 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday afternoon.

Aaron Judge is one of the most influential players within the New York Yankees. How influential? Simply put, team owner Hal Steinbrenner frequently consults with Aaron Judge to ass