Aaron Judge is still making waves in the league, and even his best friends are weighing in on his domination. Judge’s two home runs during Sunday night’s 11-7 loss to the Boston Red Sox left Yankees teammate Paul Goldschmidt gushing over the Bronx Bomber’s ongoing success.
“He has been doing it constantly,” Goldschmidt remarked. He’s arguably the world’s best hitter at the moment because of this. He has also been doing it for a number of years. This isn’t a one-night fling. We are all practically in awe of him.
Judge’s two explosions He went 3-for-4 on Sunday, boosting his season batting average to an incredible.396 with a 1.264 OPS. In the first frame, he hit his first home run.
On the first pitch he saw, Boston rookie Hunter Dobbins launched a 436-foot rocket. Robert Stock tied Lou Gehrig for the third-most multi-homer games in Yankees history with the second in the ninth inning (43). Only Mickey Mantle (46), and Babe Ruth (68), have more.
“It’s a great honor to be mentioned with those legends,” Judge remarked after the game. “However, discussing it after a victory would have been more pleasant.”
Despite losing to the Red Sox, Aaron Judge keeps the Yankees on his back.
There was further motive behind Judge’s monster game. Judge was informed by ESPN’s Eduardo Pérez prior to the game about Dobbins’ highly publicized statement the day before, in which the Red Sox rookie stated that he would prefer to retire than sign with the Yankees.
Judge stated, “I was a little surprised because that’s the only thing I’ve heard Ken Griffey say.” He didn’t forget, though. With that remark still fresh in his memory, the AL MVP entered the box and immediately launched Dobbins’ fastball into space.
Judge’s unique genius, however, was unable to lead New York to victory. Five Boston home runs, including a backbreaking three-run blast from former Yankee Carlos Narváez off Carlos Rodón in the sixth inning, shook the Yankees’ pitching staff.
Narváez hit his first home run of the season against the squad he signed with in 2015.
Boston scored their most runs in a three-game set at Yankee Stadium since 2005 with 27 runs in the series. The Yankees were unable to keep up despite a late rally attempt and a home run by DJ LeMahieu.
In response to Dobbins’ pregame comments during ESPN’s broadcast, Jazz Chisholm Jr. stated, “I love competitiveness.” However, it seems absurd to me that a rookie would rule out one out of every 30 clubs in order to pursue a career in sports.
Max Fried will take on rookie lefty Noah Cameron in Kansas City, where the Yankees (now 50-27) will reassemble. Aaron Judge, meanwhile, keeps setting an example as the captain of a team trying to turn things around and at the plate.
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