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Aaron Judge wasted no time in clubbing his first World Baseball Classic homer.
Judge, Team USA’s captain, hit a two-run home run in the first inning, while Bryce Turang had three hits and four RBI to lead Team USA to a dominant win over Brazil in the World Baseball Classic opener on Friday night.
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Cal Raley #29, Byron Buxton #25 and Roman Anthony #3 of the United States celebrate after scoring on an RBI double by Bryce Turang #13 of the United States in the fifth inning against Brazil during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B game between the United States and Brazil at Daikin Park on March 6, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images)
When Judge, the first player to commit to the team last April, joined Bo Takahashi at Houston’s Daikin Park, it was one out and one on for the first time.
Lucas Ramirez homered twice for Brazil in the presence of his father, 12-time All-Star Manny Ramirez. He cut the lead to 2–1 with his leadoff homer and his solo shot in the eighth put Brazil within 8–5.
Aaron Judge #99 of the United States celebrates after hitting a two-run home run in the first inning against Brazil during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B game between the United States and Brazil at Daikin Park on March 6, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images)
At the age of 20 years, 49 days, he became the youngest player in WBC history with a multi-homer game.
Byron Buxton was hit by a pitch in the fifth, cutting the Americans’ lead to 4–1. Two pitches later, Turang cleared the bases with his double to left field, making the score 7-1.
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Bryce Turang #13 of Team USA hits a three-run double in the fifth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic presented by Capital One Pool B game between Team USA and Team Brazil at Daikin Park on Friday, March 6, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Rob Tringali/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
Brazil is in the WBC for the second time and first time since 2013. In 2013, the team went 0–4 in the tournament after losing to Japan, Cuba and China.
Another highlight for Brazil came when 17-year-old high school senior Joseph Contreras grounded out to Judge on a bases-loaded double play to end the second inning. Contreras, the youngest player in the WBC this year, is the son of pitcher Jose Contreras, who played 11 MLB seasons.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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