There were no tickets available for Sunday’s power vs. power showdown of Aaron Judge against Gerrit Cole, because none were sold. With the Yankees stars under long-term contracts and expected to play the rest of their careers in pinstripes,

It might still be Spring Training, but the New York Yankees are using the Mar. 6 game against the Minnesota Twins as an Opening Day preview.

In a lot of ways, Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees experienced a season of highs and lows in 2024. The group led by Judge and Gerrit Cole won the American League Championship Series after 15 years, but, when it mattered the most, in the World Series against the LA Dodgers, they fell short.

After the Yankees reversed their longtime beard ban, facial-hair experts, including ZZ Top’s Billy F. Gibbons, weighed in.

Judge took Cole deep for one of his patented left-field home runs, according to Hoch. The Yankees play the Boston Red Sox on Monday afternoon but neither veteran will be in the lineup. Cole is not expected to pitch until the next turn in the rotation. And Judge won't play until March 1.

The New York Yankees will start rolling out their stars in spring training over the weekend, manager Aaron Boone told reporters. Cole missed last year’s Opening Day with an elbow injury.

The Yankees obviously have Aaron Judge, Gerrit Cole, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. preparing for the regular season. All are established All-Stars, with Judge fresh off his second AL MVP in three seasons.

How we process losses can define our sports experience. Whether we are a young athlete, a sports parent or Aaron Judge, we can always overcome them.

And, as he did on Friday during his bullpen session, Cole had one of his childhood heroes watching from behind the mound, Roger Clemens, who is in camp as a guest instructor. “It was awesome,” Cole said Sunday. “It’s really great. Álex [Rodríguez] was in the house the other day, too. It’s good vibes.

Clemens, a seven-time Cy Young winner, witnessed some hard contact from the Yankees slugger, which left Cole, a Cy Young winner in 2023, appreciative of the chance to practice against a two-time

With Austin Wells making his spring debut sooner than expected earlier this week and Gerrit Cole taking the mound on Friday, a few more Yankees are set for their first taste of exhibition action.