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

Parello called Jones "Judge 2.0," but with the caveat that he'll need to cut down on his high strikeout rate. He led all minor leaguers in Double-A or higher with exactly 200 punchouts a year ago, and in 26 games this season, he's already racked up 41 more.

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: