Aaron Judge Delivers vs. Dodgers After Promising to Hit a Home Run for a Fan

Aaron Judge fulfills a home run promise he made to a fan ahead of the Yankees-Dodgers game Sunday.

Yankees slugger Aaron Judge made good on a pregame promise to a fan during Sunday night's game against the Dodgers.  

Ahead of the matchup, Judge was speaking with a fan and said, "I'll hit one for you tonight."

Aaron Judge promised this fan a home run.

He delivered in the third inning ❤️

(via @R2C2, @uninterrupted) pic.twitter.com/HgdscxPR5K

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) August 26, 2019

Well, Judge is a man of his word. With two outs in the third inning, the rightfielder crushed a solo shot to centerfield off Clayton Kershaw to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.

A man of his word

(via @Yankees) pic.twitter.com/y1D8MyzUmt

— SI MLB (@si_mlb) August 25, 2019

Heading into Sunday's game, Judge was batting .270 this season with 15 home runs and 37 RBI. He's homered in every game of this weekend's series in Los Angeles.