It wasn't the longest home run of Aaron Judge's career, but it sure looked like it. The New York Yankees' star obliterated a ball that nearly made it out of Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday in Kansas City. Judge, in the first inning of the Yankees' matchup with the Royals, smashed a home run that traveled 469 feet and almost cleared the Hall of Fame wall out in left field. Judge, with his team suddenly up 2-0, trotted around the bases like it was nothing. While he has hit plenty like it in his career, Tuesday's shot was a rare one for the stadium. It was the sixth-farthest homer hit at the stadium since tracking began nearly a decade ago,per ESPN's Jeff Passan. Aaron Judge just hit a home run that almost went over the Royals' Hall of Fame at Kauffman Stadium. Estimated distance: 469 feet. I've been to hundreds of games here and never seen a ball hit there. — Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan)June 10, 2025 The home run was the seventh-longest of Judge's career and his 12th that has traveled at least 465 feet,the league announced. The longest home run of Judge's career came back in 2017, when he hit a ball that went 496 feet against the Toronto Blue Jays. That's tied for the fifth-longest in the Statcast Era, which dates to 2015. Judge's home run on Tuesday was also the third-longest hit across Major League Baseball this season. Only Mike Trout, at 484 feet, and Logan O'Hoppe, at 470 feet, have beaten him. Judge entered the game with a .396 batting average and a 1.264 OPS, both of which lead the league. The home run was his 24th of the season, which trails only Seattle Mariners star Cal Raleigh. Judge also has a league-high 97 hits, two of which came on Tuesday. After the Yankees jumped out to a nine-run lead, third baseman Jazz Chisholm left the game following a strikeout in the seventh inning. He got into it briefly with Royals third baseman Maikel Garcia in the inning right before that after he successfully stole third. Jazz had a few things to say after that stolen base 🤣pic.twitter.com/tcONzFo6pI — Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks)June 11, 2025 Officially, the Yankees called it "neck tightness." Further specifics are not yet known. Judge's home run kicked off what ended up being a blowout win for the Yankees. They cruised to the 10-2 win over the Royals to kick off the three-game series. Judge also had an RBI single in the sixth, which was part of a five-run inning for the Yankees, and Austin Wells hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning. The win pushed the Yankees to 40-25 on the season. The Royals, on the other hand, have now lost four of their past six games and sit at 34-33 — which has them in third in the AL Central standings.
