But the crowd at Steinbrenner Field will not see the reigning AL MVP in Friday’s opener and instead will have to wait an extra week to watch him in action this spring, as manager Aaron Boone has circled March 1 as Judge’s likely spring debut.

From a personal standpoint, it has been a glorious offseason for New York Yankees superstar slugger Aaron Judge. He and his wife welcomed their first child at the end of January. Though, from the outlook of a professional ballplayer,

Aaron Judge and Gerrit Cole squared off on the Yankees' backfields and the pitcher spoke to MLB.com's Bryan Hoch after. “I enjoy it,” Cole told Hoch. “I’ve done this for a long time; I’ve seen my fair share of line drives and gotten my fair share of line drives.