Yankees' Aaron Judge blasts monster home run that nearly leaves stadium in win over Royals

Aaron Judge reflected on his red-hot start to the season with the New York Yankees.

New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge tested the limits of Kauffman Stadium with a gargantuan blast in the team’s 10-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday. 

Judge, 33, hit his longest home run of the season in the first inning off of Royals’ starting pitcher Noah Cameron. 

Judge was up 2-0 in the count with a man on first base and one out. Cameron’s 2-0 pitch was a 94 MPH fastball on the inside part of the strike zone that Judge turned on and demolished.

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New York Yankees star Aaron Judge, #99, celebrates a two-run home run in the first inning during a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

The Yankees’ captain hit the ball 117.9 MPH and sent it 469 feet. The ball landed on top of the Royals Hall of Fame in left field.

Judge’s 24th home run of the season was the third-longest home run in Major League Baseball this season and tied for the third-hardest-hit home run of the season. 

Yankees manager Aaron Boone made sure he was in a good position to see where Judge’s deep drive finally landed.

"I made sure to jump up and get a good spot where I could really watch it," Boone said postgame with a smile. "I mean, I was under control. Poised. I was in a good spot to really watch it. That was evaporated."

As for Judge, he was content that the first-inning home run put a pair of runs on the scoreboard for the Yankees. 

"Just glad to get the two runs," Judge said, when asked whether he took a moment to marvel at his latest long ball. "There's no time. It's on to the next. You do something, you enjoy it for a