Aaron Judge and Juan Soto are the biggest superstars of the New York Yankees. If this duo stays in their natural groove throughout the season, then nobody can stop them from winning the World Series this year. They are just that good. The Dominican superstar has won a World Series with the Washington Nationals in 2019. Later, he became the National League Batting Champion in 2020. Moreover, he is a four-time Silver Slugger winner. Most importantly, the Dominican slugger has accomplished all these accolades before turning 25. He is a special talent, a “Generational talent.” On the other hand, Aaron Judge proved that he is one of the best hitters of all time when he broke the American League home run record in 2022.
Eventually, he won the AL MVP that year. Later, the Yankees made him their 16th captain in franchise history, succeeding Derek Jeter. Moreover, Aaron Judge has been an All-Star five times in his nine-year MLB career so far. On the other hand, Juan Soto has been a three-time All-Star. Ever since the Dominican superstar joined the Bronx Bombers, the offense of the team seems to have been revitalized. Lately, the new shortstop heaped praise on the two best hitters of the league.
Anthony Volpe Called The Judge-Soto Duo “The Best Hitters Of The World”
Since the start of the 2024 regular season, the Yankees have been on a hot streak. The key factors for the early season success have been Juan Soto and Aaron Judge. However, the Yankees captain had been through an early season slump this year. But in May, he turned things around. He rose to the top of the MLB home run list with his 18th homer of the season on Thursday night in the game against the Los Angeles Angels. Later, Juan Soto came in with valuable hits and RBIs that helped the Yankees win 8-3 against the Angels. As a result, at present, the Yankees are 39-19. When the duo is on song, it is tough for the opponent pitchers.
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After Thursday’s win, Anthony Volpe said in a post-game interview, “They are the two best sluggers in the world.” Last year’s rookie has been playing the role of the leadoff hitter. Hence, he is playing the special role of coming before Judge and Soto. In terms of OPS, this trio of Volpe, Soto, and Judge has been really good for the Yankees. The top hitters of the Yankees lineup have OPS above .800 each. Volpe has .800. But Juan Soto has a brilliant .999 OPS. Moreover, Aaron Judge is on another level with 1.020 OPS.
Aaron Judge And Juan Soto Have Been Really Dominant This Season
MLB Statcast’s barrel leaderboard shows that Aaron Judge is on a whole other level. Barreled hits have an exit velocity of 98 mph or beyond that. Generally, they have a launch angle of 26 to 30 degrees. So far, this season, Aaron Judge has hit barrels 30 times. It has been 12 times more than Corey Seager and 13 more than his teammate Juan Soto. Moreover, the 2022 AL MVP leads the Yankees on the current home run list with 18 homers and 1.020 OPS.
On the other hand, Juan Soto has a batting average of .312, leading the NY organization. Moreover, he has 49 RBIs and 69 hits, still the highest for the Yankees this season. This duo helped the Yankees get to 39-19 record on Thursday. Now, they have a win percentage of .672. That’s the best not just in AL East, but in the whole American League at present.
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