On an afternoon that opened with several Old-Timers expressing admiration for Aaron Judge’s special season, the slugger again showed that he’s very much in his prime, belting his Major League-leading 42nd home run in the Yankees’ 8-2 victory over the Royals on Saturday at Yankee Stadium.

Judge cracked a two-run shot, his fourth long ball in the last three games, as the Yanks rolled to a convincing win on Old-Timers’ Day. Judge is the first Yankee to hit 42 home runs before Aug. 1, breaking a tie with Babe Ruth, who hit 41 in 1928.

Also of significance: Judge’s second-inning blast off Jonathan Heasley was the 200th homer of his career, coming in his 671st career game -- only Ryan Howard (658 games) reached the milestone quicker.