It will be the first time he has to face Aaron Judge, who he is close friends with, and who he avoided facing the only other chance they had to face each other. Technically, Cortes has faced Aaron Judge at the plate before.

The Yankees closed out the Brewers 4-2 on Opening Day with Devin Williams getting the final three outs in a rocky 36-pitch ninth inning.

Aaron Judge gives a young Yankees fan a memory for a lifetime by tossing him a baseball from right field.