Aaron Judge is back to being the driving force of the Yankees' lineup -- making history in the process with Shohei Ohtani.

Aaron Judge is currently limited to DH-only duties after he was briefly sidelined by a right flexor strain last month.

Stanton remained out of the Yankees lineup Sunday for a third straight game, with his lower-body soreness still lingering from playing three straight games in right field earlier in the week and Judge still limited to DH duties as he works back from a right flexor strain.

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Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger, and Giancarlo Stanton hit back-to-back-to-back home runs, giving the New York Yankees a 3-0 lead over the Tampa Bay Rays.

Last year, Judge had 18 first-inning home runs. He's the first player in MLB history to have two seasons of 15 or more first-inning homers, according to Baseball Reference researcher Katie Sharp. It's a remarkable feat, really. Judge has hit 37.5% of his home runs this season in the first inning.

The skies finally cleared on Tuesday over George M. Steinbrenner Field after a thunder-and-lightning display that lasted nearly two hours, and the Yankees came out ready to continue the show. Aaron Judge,