Both the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers had their bats going early to begin their first matchup since last year's World Series.
It was slugger Aaron Judge-hitting second-who kicked things off, belting a solo home run to take a 1-0 lead in the top of the first frame. The ball traveled 446 feet to deep center field and marked his 19th home run of the 2025 season.
Take a look:
Then, pretty much right on cue, it was Shohei Ohtani who answered. Leading off for L.A. in the bottom of the first, the dual-threat phenom swung at the first pitch he saw and poked it over the fence in Dodger Stadium's deep center field. It was Ohtani's 21st jack of the 2025 season-which leads MLB.
Check it out here:
While the first inning ended 1-1, the Yankees continued to rake in the bottom of the