The Brewers later went on to score three runs at the top of the second inning, cutting into the Yankees' early lead, but Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the second to bring the score to 7-3. Cortes was relieved during the bottom of the third without recording an out.

Although 2024 was a mostly successful year for the New York Yankees, it ended in heartbreak. The team collapsed in Game 5 of the World Series, losing a five-run lead en route to losing 7-6 to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Let's get this out of the way, even if it's way too early to even start thinking about it: Aaron Judge's chase for 63 is on. In his second game of the regular season, Judge mashed three home runs, part of a franchise-record barrage of nine home runs belted by the New York Yankees in a 20-9 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Yankees put their heartbreaking World Series loss in the past and teed off for 15 homers during a three-game sweep to start the season.

Aaron Judge homered in his first at-bat and Jazz Chisholm Jr. went deep twice as the New York Yankees have hit a total of 15 homers to open the season.

Hitting four more home runs — including two by Jazz Chisholm Jr. and a fourth in two days by Aaron Judge — the Yankees completed a season-opening three-game sweep of the Brewers with a 12-3 victory in front of 41.