Aaron Judge had four hits to get his average back above .400 and Ben Rice hit a grand slam to lead the New York Yankees to a 12-2 victory over the Athletics on Sunday in West Sacramento. Judge hit a two-run single in a five-run second inning against former teammate Luis Severino (1-4) and added hits in his final three at-bats to raise his average on the season to .

Aaron Judge celebrated his return to the Sacramento area by hitting two home runs for the New York Yankees against the Athletics to extend his major league lead to 14.

Judge has connections and Sears accepted the kind gesture for a night out with his parents, who traveled from their home in South Carolina to be in New York for their very special Opening Day at Yankee Stadium. Here’s more on what Judge did from Sears, who was traded to the A’s in July of ’22 in a package of prospects for pitcher Frankie Montas: