The grass hasn’t matured, and the severe weather that pounded Kauffman Stadium last week likely didn’t help the growing process. On Tuesday, the turf appeared to be a duller shade of green during the Royals’ loss to the Yankees.

As lethal as the Yankees bats can be when they’re piling up runs with Aaron Judge on a power surge, and that’s been who there are again of late, they didn’t think they’d be teeing off in the early innings of Wednesday night’s game at Kauffman Stadium.

The New York Yankees and host Kansas City Royals meet in the Thursday finale of a 3-game set at Kauffman Stadium.

The Missouri House closed the special session Wednesday with votes to finance professional sports stadiums in Kansas City and disaster relief.

Aaron Judge wasted no time making his introduction to the Kansas City Royals fans at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday evening. During the top of the first inning, Judge also introduced himself to Royals starter Noah Cameron, taking the first hittable pitch he saw and obliterating it for a 469-foot home run that nearly left the stadium.

KANSAS CITY — The Yankees will have a fresh bullpen arm for Thursday night when they go for a three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals. Lefty reliever Brent Headrick, who was roughed up in two recent outings, was optioned to Triple-A after pitching 1.1 scoreless innings in Wednesday night’s 6-3 win at Kauffman Stadium.

With Royals fans hoping to see some power from Jac Caglianone, it was Yankees slugger Aaron Judge who provided a mammoth blast.

It wasn't the longest home run of Aaron Judge's career, but it sure looked like it. The New York Yankees star absolutely obliterated a ball that nearly made it completely out of Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on Tuesday night.