Aaron Judge is the first Yankee ever to notch multiple three home run games in the same season. Read more on Boston.com.

What about Aaron Judge? Under normal circumstances, seeing Judge out of the lineup at any point would be criticized and questioned. He gives the Yankees their best chance to win, he’s the player that fans want to watch and he’s the captain,

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge became the first player in Yankees history with two three-homer games in one season, and New York cruised to a 7-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.

Aaron Judge became the first New York Yankees player to hit three home runs in a game twice in one season when he connected in the seventh inning Friday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The slugger, who wasn't in the lineup Thursday, saw his average drop to .188 after taking an 0-for-4 in Wednesday's loss to the Blue Jays.

The Yankees do not have immediate plans to shut down Aaron Judge or Giancarlo Stanton, manager Aaron Boone said, but there will be further conversations about the possibility. The Yankees have nine games left in their season and are 7 ½ games back of a wild-card spot after they beat the Blue Jays,

Giancarlo Stanton is a .188 hitter these days and it is frustrating to him and the Yankees, who are on the verge of being eliminated from postseason contention.