But three more homers — including another by Aaron Judge — were enough to hold off the Diamondbacks, as the Yankees avoided a sweep in The Bronx with a 9-7 win on Thursday night. Judge’s three-run homer just three batters into the bottom of the first set the tone against right-hander Merrill Kelly.

It was meaningful for the former top prospect as well.

Aaron Judge became the first player in Yankees history to hit at least four homers in the team’s first three games.

Judge went 3-for-5 with a home run, four RBI and two runs scored in Thursday's 9-7 win over Arizona. Judge delivered the first blow in Diamondbacks right-hander Merrill Kelly's nightmarish evening with a three-run homer in the first inning,

Volpe spoke shortly after his fourth homer of the season, a three-run shot off Arizona’s A.J. Puk, gave the Yankees some life in the ninth inning of Wednesday’s contest. However, the late blast proved insufficient in a 4-3 loss after D-backs starter Zac Gallen struck out 13 Yankees over 6.2 scoreless innings.

In the seventh, pinch hitter Oswald Peraza homered to set the record. The Yankees became the third team in MLB history to hit nine homers in a game. The Toronto Blue Jays set the MLB record in 1987, becoming the only team to hit 10 in a game.

The Yankees’ historic power surge against the Brewers to start the season opened the floodgates across the league with the barrels that look like bowling pins. Everybody is commenting on the ...

Aaron Judge is simply on another planet right now. The 32-year-old captain is putting up video game numbers and has already reminded the baseball world why he’s a perennial MVP candidate. His timing, bat speed, and ability to punish mistakes are all operating at peak level.

New torpedo bats drew attention when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers that traveled a combined 3,695 feet