Aaron Judge was the American League Rookie of the Year this past season as he demolished the record books for a rookie player. He clubbed 52 home runs, put up 173 wRC+, and accrued 8.2 fWAR.
Before the awards were handed out, Aaron Judge faced Rays ace Chris Archer nine times, beginning on Opening Day.
In the first time those two met, Archer — with his first pitch to Judge — hung a slider that caught way too much of the plate. One pitch was all Judge needed. He roped it into the left field corner for a double that plated the Yankees first run of the new season.