On a chilly afternoon at Yankee Stadium, Paul Goldschmidt led off with a single. After Cody Bellinger flied out, Judge launched a 113 mph rocket, 410 feet out to left to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead against Aaron Civale. And then they began taking the bat out of his hands.

New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge had perhaps the best performance of his career on Saturday. The two-time MVP and his time were unconscious against their ex-teammate Nestor Cortes and the Milwaukee Brewers,

The Yankees’ captain, who only had one home run in spring training, added a grand slam off Connor Thomas in the third inning. The shot to left earned Judge MVP chants — he won the award for the second time last season — and a curtain call.