Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton hammered consecutive homers in the first inning as the New York Yankees powered past the host Tampa Bay Rays 13-3 by belting a franchise-record-tying nine home runs on Tuesday.

Instead, Judge and the Yankees need to accept that the best course of action moving forward is for the two-time AL MVP to man first base beginning in 2026.

Here’s one person’s best evidence this isn’t Boone’s year: He picked Jonathan Aranda over Bobby Witt Jr. for the All-Star Game swing-off.