Around the Empire: Yankees - 2/27/23

ESPN | Marly Rivera: For the first time since signing his nine-year, $360 million contract this past winter, Aaron Judge donned the pinstripes and stepped to the plate for a Yankees home game. Sure, it’s only spring training, and it was in Tampa, not the Bronx, but nonetheless, it represented for the Yankees Captain “an exciting moment,” the desired end goal for his free agent journey.

NJ.com | Randy Miller: While Judge heard the cheers rain down on him in Tampa, a top prospect turned heads on the road in Dunedin. Making his first spring training start, Anthony Volpe went two-for-four with a single, a double, and two stolen bases, and he easily handled the two ground balls hit his way. The…