Judge would know about living large. With a .391 average, he’s got a shot to be the first player in 84 years to finish at .400. There’s nothing in Judge’s history that suggests he’ll run the table – his career average is 100 points lower – but with a third of the season already in the books, his odds are improving.

Reigning MVPs Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani blasted historic home runs in the first inning as the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers met in a rematch of last year’s World Series.

Aaron Boone said this is the kind of series he likes to play in during the 162-game regular season when, at times, a feeling of the mundane can settle in.

The World Series rematch between the visiting New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers kicked off with a roar Friday, only raising the expectations for what could happen in the middle contest of the three-game series on Saturday.

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