KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An injury robbed Aaron Judge of one of his superpowers in the second half of last season. But his right arm is alive and well now, and teams are once again being reminded of the dangers of trying to test it.

Aaron Judge picked a good time to break his home run drought. With his New York Yankees locked in a scoreless tie against first-place Tampa Bay on Sunday, Judge took the plate with a man on and no outs against Rays reliever Kevin Kelly.

Judge, who entered in a 1-for-24 slide, hit his fourth walk-off homer, his first since 2022.

The New York Yankees showed pure dominance against the Kansas City Royals after a clean sweep. Their offense combined for a total of 26 runs in the last three games.

Aaron Judge hit a fly to right field, briefly watched the ball go over the wall and dropped his bat at first base before starting his trot. Judge’s long home run drought was over, and there was a celebration waiting for him at the plate.

For the ninth time in their last 13 games, the New York Yankees were losers on Thursday (TOR 2, NY 0). Not coincidentally, captain Aaron Judge continued his worst slump of the season. Judge went 0 for 4 with a strikeout and a double play in Thursday's loss and is 0 for 11 with eight strikeouts in his last three games.

Aaron Judge praised Bobby Witt Jr. as a complete player and franchise builder. Judge and Witt built a relationship while teammates in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Both players are strong early contenders in the 2026 MVP race with notable stats.

Aaron Judge and Samantha Bracksieck wed in 2021 and welcomed their first child in January 2025 Lynsey Eidell is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously appeared in GLAMOUR, Vanity Fair, Teen Vogue ...