Reigning MVPs Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani blasted historic home runs in the first inning as the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers met Friday night in a rematch of last year’s World Series.

Judge got the fireworks going with a 446-foot solo shot to dead center on a 1-1 pitch from Tony Gonsolin. The Yankees slugger’s 19th homer of the season tied him with Kyle Schwarber for third in the majors.

Ohtani matched him in the bottom of the frame with a 417-foot homer to center on the first pitch from Max Fried in front of a sellout crowd of 53,276.

“I felt like he was copying me,” a smiling Judge said.

It’s the first time reigning MVPs homered in the first inning of a game in major league history. Barry Bonds of San Francisco and Miguel Tejada of Oakland were the first reigning MVPs to homer in the same game, including the World Series, on June 30, 2002.

“I really thought it was important to be able to score another run in that situation, knowing that momentum is really important,” Ohtani said through a translator.

Ohtani later homered for a second time, extending his major league-lead to 22. He tied the Dodgers record for most in a month with 15. The Japanese superstar has hit five homers in his last five games, with four coming on the first or second pitch.

Ohtani has 60 runs this season, making him the first player since 1901 to reach the mark before June, according to OptaSTATS.

Astros’ Alvarez has hand fracture

Yordan Alvarez’s hand injury is worse than it originally appeared.

The Houston slugger felt pain in his right hand on Friday while hitting and a small fracture that was previously believed to be a muscle strain was discovered. The fracture is about 60% healed.

General manager Dana Brown said he believes the fracture in Alvarez’s fourth metacarpal wasn’t discovered in initial imaging on May 6 because there was too much inflammation and fluid.

Alvarez has been out since May 3 with the injury.

They had hoped he could come off the injured list this weekend.

“The immediate plan for him right now is to just let it rest,” Brown said. “And he’ll still continue to do other baseball activity like the running, he could probably go out in the outfield and catch. He can do everything else except for pick up a bat. And so, we don’t even want him hitting off tees even though he feels good enough to hit off a tee. Just let it heal completely and then you’ll be back.”

Since Friday’s imaging showed that the fracture was already more than halfway healed, Brown doesn’t believe it will keep him out too much longer.

Dodgers’ Betts has broken toe

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts fractured his fourth left toe and missed his second straight game Saturday.

“The last couple days, it’s been hard for him to even put on a shoe, so that’s obviously why he’s not in the lineup,” manager Dave Roberts said. “But I still don’t believe it’s going to be an IL stint. I think day-to-day is fair right now.”

Roberts said Betts injured himself after the Dodgers returned from their road trip midweek.

“It was something in the middle of the night in his house, in his bedroom,” he said. “It was dark and he kind of hit something.”

Mariners call-up infield prospect Young

The Seattle Mariners promoted infield prospect Cole Young from Triple-A Tacoma ahead of their game against the Twins on Saturday.

“He’s going to get his opportunity, no doubt,” manager Dan Wilson said of Young. “Some of it will depend on how things go with him, but he’s a guy who’s going to be here and he’s going to play a lot. He’s earned that, he’s going to get a chance to do that. Put him in the lineup and see how things go.”

Right-hander Bryce Miller was also reinstated from the 15-day injured list and is expected to start. Infielder Leo Rivas and right-hander Casey Legumina were optioned to Triple-A Tacoma in corresponding moves. The Mariners also designated right-hander Will Klein for assignment.

Young, 21, was a No. 21 overall pick in the 2022 MLB amateur draft and was the Mariners’ No. 3 overall prospect, per MLB Pipeline, at the time of his promotion.

Briefly

Red Sox >> Boston relief pitcher Liam Hendriks has been placed on the 15-day injured list with inflammation in his right hip. The Red Sox announced Friday the move is retroactive to Wednesday and that right-handed pitcher Nick Burdi had been recalled from Triple-A Worcester.

Rockies >> Struggling Colorado first baseman Michael Toglia was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque prior to Saturday’s game against the New York Mets. To replace Toglia on the roster, the Rockies selected the contract of infielder Keston Hiura from Albuquerque.

Dodgers >> Starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow has been transferred to the 60-day injured list. The team made the move Saturday when catcher Chuckie Robinson was claimed off waivers. Glasnow first went on the 15-day IL on April 28 with right shoulder inflammation. With the current move, the right-hander would be eligible to return in late June. He threw his first bullpen session last week.

Cardinals >> St. Louis outfielder Jordan Walker was placed on the 10-day injured list on Saturday with inflammation in his left wrist. The Cardinals said the move was retroactive to Thursday, and they called up Ryan Vilade from Triple-A Memphis to take Walker’s roster spot.