Aaron Judge becomes first reigning MVP to post golden sombrero in season opener
The Yankees' star struggled on MLB Opening Night.
Aaron Judge began the 2026 MLB season by making some history. Usually, that sentence means something good for the New York Yankees. That wasn’t the case Wednesday.
The Yankees’ superstar donned the golden sombrero in the team’s season-opening win over the San Francisco Giants , going 0-for-5 at the plate with four strikeouts. Judge was the only member of the Yankees’ lineup to go without a hit. Draft your Yahoo Fantasy Baseball team for the 2026 MLB Season Aaron Judge's FOURTH strikeout tonight at Yankees vs.
Giants #OpeningNight pic. twitter. com/iQmmcFlbO2 — netflix⁷ (@netflix) March 26, 2026 Despite getting no production from their biggest star, the Yankees won 7-0 .
It marked the first time Judge posted four strikeouts in a game since Sept. 28, 2024. He didn’t do that once in 152 appearances during the 2025 season.