Aaron Judge and Ben Rice match Yankees greats Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra with powerful starts | National Sports

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Aaron Judge allowed Ben Rice to match his home run total for only a few pitches.

Together, the sluggers have now accomplished something for the New York Yankees with their powerful starts that only Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra had done before them.

kAm#:46 H6?E c_c 766E E96 @AA@D:E6 H2J 7@C 2 EH@\CF? D9@E E@ =67E 7:6=5 😕 E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^J2?<66D\C2?86CD\D4@C6\a4_cfefbc36cfch6adbc_aeh_b6f4b`gQm*2?<66DV c\a H:?k^2m 2E %6I2D @? |@?52J ?:89E[ 9:D `_E9 9@>6C @7 E96 D62D@?] k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]>=3]4@>^G:56@^36?\C:46\22C@?\;F586\8@\324<\E@\324F=E:>65:2\D62C490G:56@\D92C6QmyF586 :>>65:2E6=J 7@==@H65k^2m 3J 5C:G:?8 2 7F==\4@F?E 4FCG632== c`c 766E E@ E:6 7@C E96 |{q =625 H:E9 9:D “E9]k^Am

kAm“p7E6C 96 9:E 9:D[ 96 D2:5[ 1xV> ?@E 8@:?8 E@ =6E q6??J 42E49 >6[V” #:46 D2:5 H:E9 2 D>:=6] “yFDE ECJ:?8 E@ <66A 9:> 9@?6DE[ <66A 9:> >@E:G2E65]”k^Am

kAm%96J 3642>6 E96 D64@?5 A2:C @7 *2?<66D E62>>2E6D E@ 6249 92G6 `_ @C >@C6 9@>6CD 😕 E96 7:CDE ah 82>6D @7 2 D62D@?[ ;@:?:?8 |2?E=6 2?5 q6CC2 😕 `hde]k^Am

kAm“x’> 8=25 E92E x 5@?’E 92G6 E@ 7246 E96>[ =6E’D ;FDE AFE :E E92E H2J[” D2:5 *2?<66D DE2CE6C |2I uC:65 Wc\`X[ H9@ E9C6H D:I D4@C6=6DD :??:?8D 7@C }6H *@C< W`h\`_X]k^Am

kAm“q6??J’D @77 E@ 2? 2>2K:?8 DE2CE] yF58:6[ 9@\9F>[ “ 9@>6CD 2=C625J[” >2?286C p2C@? q@@?6 D2:5] “xEVD 2 AC6EEJ 8@@5 4@>3@ E96C6]”k^Am

kAm#:46[ 2 af\J62C\@=5 7:CDE 32D6>2?[ 😀 9:EE:?8 ]baa H:E9 ab #qxD] yF586 😀 2E ]ada H:E9 `h #qxD]k^Am

kAm“yFDE 4@?D:DE6?E 2E\32E 27E6C 4@?D:DE6?E 2E\32E] {:<6 :E’D >FDE\H2E49 %’ 2E E9:D A@:?E[” yF586 D2:5 @7 #:46] “w6VD 8@:?8 E@ AFE D@>6E9:?8 😕 A=2J 92C5 @C 96’D 8@:?8 E@ E2<6 9:D H2=< 2?5 A2DD E96 32E@?] xEVD ;FDE :>AC6DD:G6 E@ H2E49[ 2?5 x 86E 2 7C@?E\C@H D62E] ]]] p?5[ >2<6D >J ;@3 62D:6C H96? 96 5@6D E92E]”k^Am

kAm#:46 56A@D:E65 2 hd >A9 7:CDE\A:E49 72DE32== 7C@> y24< {6:E6C :?E@ E96 *2?<66D 3F==A6? 😕 =67E\46?E6C 7:6=5 E@ >2<6 :E a\_ H:E9 EH@ @FED 😕 E96 E9:C5 :??:?8] xE H2D #:46VD D:IE9 9@>6C 😕 “ 82>6D]k^Am

kAmyF586 E96? 9@>6C65 :?E@ E96 =67E\7:6=5 D62ED[ E96 32== =2?5:?8 ?@E 72C 7C@> E96 DA@E 96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^22C@?\;F586\ea\J2?<66D\_a557ce7f`ch54452aech626hbg__657Qm9:E 9:D p{ D62D@? C64@C5 ea?5 9@>6Ck^2m @? ~4E] c[ a_aa] w6 2=D@ 925 EH@ 5@F3=6D 2?5 H2D 9:E 3J 2 A:E49 😕 9:D @E96C A=2E6 2AA62C2?46D]k^Am

kAm“|2J36 9:D 36DE 82>6 @7 2E\32ED] ]]] ~? 2== 7@FC E:>6D[ DE:?8D EH@ 5@F3=6D[ D>@<6D E96 9@>6C H96C6 96 ;FDE C:56D @FE E96 4FCG632==[” q@@?6 D2:5]k^Am

kAmp?5 :E 42>6 2 52J 27E6C yF586 2=D@ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^J2?<66D\2DEC@D\D4@C6\75b24f33a3f`_5a3e3`7h_3__32d_f42QmH6?E 566A @? 9:D bcE9 3:CE952Jk^2m]k^Am

kAmyF586 92D 9:E ae_ @7 9:D bfh 42C66C 9@>6CD D:?46 E96 DE2CE @7 E96 a_a` D62D@? 2?5 2=C625J 92D 7@FC d_\9@>6C D62D@?D]k^Am

kAm#:46 92D cb 9@>6CD 😕 a`e 42C66C 82>6D D:?46 9:D 563FE 😕 yF?6 a_ac]k^Am

kAmp7E6C E96:C 72DE DE2CED 😕 `hde[ |2?E=6 H6?E @? E@ 9:E 2 >2;@CD\36DE da 9@>6CD 2?5 q6CC2 7:?:D965 H:E9 b_]k^Am

kAm(96? #:46 H2D 2D<65 :7 96 4@F=5 <66A A246 H:E9 yF586 2== D62D@?[ 96 D2:5 96VD C6=:D9:?8 E96 >@>6?E ?@H]k^Am

kAm“*629[ x 5@?’E @H 9@H =@?8 E9:D 😀 8@:?8 E@ =2DE[ 3FE x’> 6?;@J:?8 :E] x’> 6?;@J:?8 :E C:89E ?@H 36:?8 E9:D 4=@D6[” #:46 D2:5 367@C6 C67=64E:?8 @? E96 9:DE@CJ 96 ?@H D92C6D H:E9 2 EC:@ @7 E9C66\E:>6 |’!Di yF586 2?5 EH@ w2== @7 u2>6 A=2J6CD]k^Am

kAm“xE’D AC6EEJ 4@@=] x 567:?:E6=J H@F=5 ?@E 92G6 2?E:4:A2E65 D@>6E9:?8 =:<6 E92E[” 96 D2:5] “qFE @3G:@FD=J E96 E9C66 ?2>6D x’> DFCC@F?565 H:E9 E96C6 2C6 AC6EEJ 3:8 @?6D[ D@ 567:?:E6=J G6CJ 9F>3=:?8]”k^Am

k9C ^m

kAmp! |{qi k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^>=3Qm9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^>=3k^2mk^Am

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.