TAMPA — The two biggest Yankees began Grapefruit League play by sending towering blasts into the stands and beyond.
Aaron Judge homered twice, and Spencer Jones added a moonshot of his own on Saturday afternoon at George M. Steinbrenner Field as the Yankees opened their home spring schedule against the Tigers.
Jones’ mammoth shot came first off right-hander Keider Montero, clearing everything in right field and leaving the stadium altogether.
It was projected by Statcast to travel 408 feet, which seemed incredibly light for the homer that came off the bat at 111.7 mph.
Judge then homered in his next two at-bats, the first a 420-foot poke off the batter’s eye in center field and the second a 395-foot drive down the left-field line that he was somehow able to keep fair.
The 6-foot-7 sluggers were playing next to each other in the outfield, with Judge in right and Jones in center.
The Yankees typically slow-play Judge into Grapefruit League games, but he got into action quickly this spring since he is leaving camp next week to go play for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic.
