MLB fans were treated to such an encounter during Wednesday's game between the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers, as Yankees slugger Aaron Judge and Rangers ace Jacob deGrom crossed paths multiple times during New York's 4-3 win over Texas at Yankee Stadium.

DeGrom, a two-time Cy Young Award winner with the New York Mets, is healthy for the first time in years after he adopted a new outlook in his third season with the Texas Rangers.

The Jacob deGrom the Yankees see on Wednesday will not be the same Jacob deGrom who dominated to virtually unparalleled levels across town.

The Rangers will shake things up, as Sam Haggerty leads off. He and Josh H. Smith (batting ninth) are the only ones who will bat from the left side against Yarbrough. Old friend Kyle Higashioka will make his return to Yankee Stadium for the first time since the... Trent Grisham trade? He’ll bat eighth and DH.

The Rangers' veteran ace has pitched well this season but he recognizes that Yankees' star Aaron Judge can be a problem.

Judge and deGrom met in the first inning, when a pitcher who has tried throwing with less velocity and with more of a varied selection — in an attempt to stay healthy — looked an awful lot like deGrom in his prime: He ignored those secondary pitches and only went with heaters and sliders, though he lost Judge on a six-pitch walk.

Jacob deGrom hadn’t taken the field in New York in over two years. On Wednesday night, he picked up right where he left off. The 36-year-old right hander, who cemented his legacy as one of the most dominant pitchers of his era over nine seasons with the Mets – winning the 2014 Rookie of

There was a matchup on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium that included someone -- Aaron Judge \-\- who is almost certainly going to end up in the Hall of Fame, and someone else -- Jacob deGrom \-\- who should.

Outhit 10-5 in a matchup, the Yankees had no business doing what they did Wednesday: Somehow winning the game.