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Aaron Judge is back. The Yankees activated their three-time American League MVP on Monday night after he missed more than three months with a fractured rib. The thirty-four-year-old slugger is set to return to the lineup Tuesday against the Colorado Rockies, and New York is going to need every bit of him down the stretch.
Shifting over to the college football field, the Monday night matchup between nineteenth-ranked SMU and Florida State got off to a rough start — and we mean that literally. A power outage delayed the opening kickoff, leaving fans in the dark, figuratively and otherwise. Not exactly the primetime moment either program was looking for heading into a marquee early-season showdown.
And in Los Angeles, Shohei Ohtani is back in the Dodgers lineup after a four-day absence, though the organization is making it clear they're not pushing him. The reigning superstar returned as expected Monday, but the Dodgers are keeping a careful eye on their franchise cornerstone as the pennant race tightens and every roster decision carries real weight.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
