Jasson Domínguez became the youngest Yankees player to homer in his first career at-bat.
Then, on the second pitch he saw and his first swing in the majors, Domínguez, who has drawn comparisons to Bo Jackson and Mike Trout, connected off Verlander to make it 3-0.
Austin Wells, also making his MLB debut Friday night, singled to start the second, but the Yankees couldn't get anything else going in that inning. It was the 30th homer of the season for Judge, who missed nearly two months with a toe injury. The slugger hit 62 last year, breaking Roger Maris' American League record of 61 set in 1961.
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