New Yankees skipper Aaron Judge hits a home run in his first at-bat

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Judge launched a solo shot in the first inning against Logan Webb of San Francisco on Thursday in his debut game as the captain of the New York Yankees.

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a 422-foot blast over Monument Park into the center field net.

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The 62 home runs Judge hit last season set an American League record one more than Roger Maris hit with the 1961 Yankees.

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He mulled joining the Giants of his hometown when he was a free agent before agreeing to a $360 million nine-year contract to stay with the Yankees.

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