New York Yankees' manager Aaron Boone discussed Aaron Judge's greatness, then the "MLB on FOX" crew followed up with a discussion.

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The Royals did manage to score before the game ended, as Salvador Perez launched a two-run homer off Mark Leiter Jr. in the ninth after a routine popup fell in the Yankees’ infield. Leiter then gave away another run with a throwing error.

The Yankees are are 12-3 against the Royals since the start of last season, including their playoff series win.

“Those are my favorite guys that I love going back to on YouTube and bringing up the highlights ... if Aaron didn’t sign with us," said Yankees president Randy Levine, watching Judge from ...

With Aaron Judge getting at least the start of the night off, the Yankees struggled to do much without him before scrapping a run across.