New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge

It was just one pitch and one swing in a game filled with plenty of both. But anyone who saw it will surely never forget the moment.

It looks innocuous enough in the box score. Aaron Judge hit a solo home run off Twins starter Pablo López in the first inning of Wednesday’s 4-0 Yankees victory at Target Field. Judge does that a lot, after all. It was his 11th homer of the season, the 268th of his career.

But few of them have been as jaw-dropping as Wednesday night’s rocket. The ball left his bat at 113 mph and was projected to travel 467 feet by Statcast into the third deck beyond left field. The sound of bat meeting ball was followed by an audible gasp -- a moment of near silence -- before the Yankees fans in the crowd (and even many Twins fans) shook off their collective daze and roared in appreciation for the monumental blast.

“He felt a little oversized for the park,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “That’s cleaning out a good fastball there and leaving no doubts.”