The 32-year-old is surely itching to officially put that devastating moment behind him. The best way to do that is by doing what he does best: tearing the cover off the baseball. Well, fans will have to wait a bit longer before seeing Judge compete in a game.

New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge is keeping his focus on the pinstripes, but there's one career achievement he could be looking forward to. Judge was not a part of the Team USA that reached the finals in the 2023 World Baseball Classic due to the fact that he had just been named captain of the Yankees.

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.