Athletics left-hander JP Sears recalled a generous gesture from New York Yankees star Aaron Judge during his MLB debut with the team in 2022.

Judge has connections and Sears accepted the kind gesture for a night out with his parents, who traveled from their home in South Carolina to be in New York for their very special Opening Day at Yankee Stadium. Here’s more on what Judge did from Sears, who was traded to the A’s in July of ’22 in a package of prospects for pitcher Frankie Montas:

Luis Severino grew up a Yankees fan. He still is a Yankees fan, he said. He also just wants to face off against the Yankees already.