While the New York Yankees bowed down to the New York Mets in the highly anticipated Subway series, captain Aaron Judge stayed hot regardless. He made his mark with a grand slam in the series opener on Tuesday before his defence’s costly error led to a 9-7 loss.
Moreover, New York Yankees went from bad to worse during Wednesday’s series finale as they lost the series with a 12-2 defeat. However, even in the team’s darkest days, Aaron Judge stood tall and made personal franchise history. Interestingly, he is back on the pace to recreate the historic 2022 season numbers.
Aaron Judge Ties Bernie Williams’ Most Home Runs Franchise Record
Aaron Judge has already registered a successful MLB in June itself with staggering offensive numbers. After hitting a grand slam on Tuesday, Judge followed it up with another two-run hit on Wednesday against the Mets. With the Yankees going down 12-2 in Citi Field, Judge happened to be the team’s only run scorer of the rainy night. With that, the captain has 30 home runs in 80 games alone with a staggering .309 average, 77 RBIs and 1.145 OPS. Moreover, Judge’s 30th long hit happened in the Yankees’ 82nd season game, which is precisely similar to what happened in 2022 when Judge scripted the all-time high home run record. Hence, by the current trajectory, the former AL-MVP is expected to finish with 59 home runs by the end of the year.
Meanwhile, Aaron Judge also took a step ahead in the pivotal Yankees franchise history ladder. Judge has etched his name deeper into history by tying Bernie Williams for seventh place on the franchise’s all-time home run list with 287 career homers. He is now the only second player after Babe Ruth to have 30 home runs before July. The captain is also the third player in the league’s history with 30 home runs before the All-Star break three times in his career, joining Mark McGwire and Ken Griffey Jr. However, despite the personal achievements and milestones, the slugger is more worried about the team’s future. “It’s great, but nothing to really focus on. We got a season ahead of us, a lot of ballgames ahead of us,” Judge said after the Yanks series loss to the Mets.
Judge Opens Up On Aaron Boone Replacing Him For Pinch Hitter
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone took a bold call when he replaced in-form Aaron Judge as a pinch hitter in the eighth innings of the series finale against the New York Mets. While many second-guessed the call as Judge could have caused more damage, the captain has no grudges whatsoever.
Aaron Judge said in the post-game interview that while he wants to play every at-bat, it’s ultimately the skipper’s call. “I’m not the manager. He makes the call, and I wasn’t upset at all,” Judge said. Notably, the Mets were already leading 11-2 when Judge was called out. Moreover, with the extended rain delay, the skipper chose to rest Judge for the night.
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