New York Yankees star Aaron Judge has finally hit his first home run in the 2022 postseason. This one came in the second inning of game five against the Cleveland Guardians. It could not have come at a more perfect time for Judge to return to his regular-season form.This homer comes in a critical game of the American League Divisional Series, where the loser will be eliminated from the playoffs. For the 99 win New York Yankees, an ALDS elimination would be seen as an abject failure. This home run gave the Yankees a 4-0 lead over the Guardians, giving them a significant lead to try and hold on to for the rest of the game.The Yankees uploaded a clip of Aaron Judge's home run to Twitter.New York Yankees@YankeesBeen doing it all year. #ALLRISE65951865Been doing it all year. #ALLRISE https://t.co/hxiEW3jjaeThrough the good and bad of the 2022 season, Judge has been the leader of the Yankees. This is no easy task for any player, let alone one who is a pending free agent. Judge has exceeded all expectations, both with his play on the fiel and his leadership off of it. He had been struggling thus far into the postseason. Yankees fans were thrilled to see him turn it around..@Yankees_Heat_@BryanHoch The HR King has Arrived6@BryanHoch The HR King has ArrivedHott@D_Hott_2as if it was ever a doubt twitter.com/yankees/status…New York Yankees@YankeesBeen doing it all year. #ALLRISE68251909Been doing it all year. #ALLRISE https://t.co/hxiEW3jjaeas if it was ever a doubt twitter.com/yankees/status…Yellow@Yvllow@Yankees It’s too easy for him@Yankees It’s too easy for himDue to his pending free agency, fans loved to see certain aspects of his celebration. After entering the dugout, Judge kissed the New York Yankees logo on his jersey. This was incredibly reaffirming for Yankees fans who hope he will re-sign with the team in the offseason.Jess Balzer@Balzer_Jess@Yankees Kissing that Yankee logo. 191@Yankees Kissing that Yankee logo. 👀 https://t.co/drXWcqIGRk.@Yankees_Heat_@Yankees He just kissed the Yankee logo on his jersey.. confirming he’s re-signing!! Let’s goooooooo!!14@Yankees He just kissed the Yankee logo on his jersey.. confirming he’s re-signing!! Let’s goooooooo!!meg@fuckinstanton@Yankees DAD. THEY BETTER BE GETTING HIS CONTRACT TOGETHER RN1@Yankees DAD. THEY BETTER BE GETTING HIS CONTRACT TOGETHER RNIt has been a tumultuous start to the playoffs for Judge, but fans hope that is in the past now. Things were going so poorly that he was even being booed after strikeouts at Yankee Stadium. Yankees fans have high standards for their stars, and it took Judge a while to get back to reaching those heights.Bustaaa14@MatthewBusta@Yankees To the people that boo him, you don’t deserve him754@Yankees To the people that boo him, you don’t deserve him https://t.co/cAzH0hAlWoMatthew Berry@icemasterberry4th home run in a postseason elimination game by Aaron Judge 🏻 #NYYvsCLE #MLB #Postseason twitter.com/yankees/status…New York Yankees@YankeesBeen doing it all year. #ALLRISE72001986Been doing it all year. #ALLRISE https://t.co/hxiEW3jjae4th home run in a postseason elimination game by Aaron Judge ⚾️👏🏻🔥 #NYYvsCLE #MLB #Postseason twitter.com/yankees/status…Darius Pigg@dariuspigg98They came to play today!!! twitter.com/yankees/status…New York Yankees@YankeesBeen doing it all year. #ALLRISE72071987Been doing it all year. #ALLRISE https://t.co/hxiEW3jjaeThey came to play today!!! twitter.com/yankees/status…The New York Yankees needed Aaron Judge to step his game back up to the MVP level it was at, and he has finally gotten there.Aaron Judge will need to be at his best for the New York Yankees postseason runDivision Series - New York Yankees v Cleveland Guardians - Game FourIf the Yankees do manage to hold this lead and move on to the championship series, Aaron Judge must continue to play at this level. If he is not a consistent source of offense for the Yankees, they will have an incredibly tough time getting past the Houston Astros.Judge has to build on this homer and continue to be the offensive juggernaut that he was in the regular season.