Aaron Judge is enjoying a great season as a hitter and the leader of the New York Yankees. The team has been a top contender for the World Series this year. Moreover, adding Juan Soto to the mix with the 2022 AL MVP has been a masterstroke, as it seems, so far. The Judge-Soto duo has been leading the league in several offensive categories. Moreover, the California native is still leading the league in the most home run category. Fans believe he can break his own American League home run record this year. He has already hit 41 home runs over 113 games.
If he enjoys the next two months of the regular season before making the postseason, like he has done since May, then he can go beyond his 62-homer mark. Moreover, Aaron Judge can become the first hitter to have a 150 RBI season since Alex Rodriguez in 2007. Judge’s terrific power-hitting skills make the opponent teams nervous, especially the manager of the Toronto Blue Jays. That’s the reason why he intentionally made the Yankees captain walk so many times.
Why Did The Blue Jays Manager Deliberately Walk Aaron Judge?
Not many experts and fans can deny the fact that Aaron Judge is the MLB’s Home Run King. He has a pretty good chance to win the American League MVP this year. It will be his second Most Valued Player award since the 2022 season. This year, Judge has been an absolute monster on the plate. He has hit 41 homers already, with the second guy on the list, Shohei Ohtani, seven HRs and one game behind him. Moreover, whenever the Yankees captain comes to the plate, it becomes a must-watch TV. On top of that, the AL 2022 MVP can change the momentum of a game whenever he comes to the plate with his improved discipline at the dish. Lately, the Toronto Blue Jays manager, John Schneider, spoke about Judge in an interview with MLB Network Radio.
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Schneider said, “We look to avoid a run or two with one swing if we get a chance.” Moreover, the Blue Jays manager added that Judge hit a homer in the first inning of the first two games. Then, it seemed like the Toronto side felt that they have had enough. Adding to that, Schneider was like, “Everytime he gets bat on ball, it is a homer.” The manager felt for his team’s pitchers as he called Judge’s hitting skills, “Weird and unorthodox.” He said the pitchers clearly don’t love it. Moreover, Schneider hinted that he would prefer other Yankees hitters like Giancarlo Stanton beat his pitchers instead of Judge.
The Yankees Captain Can Win The AL Triple Crown
Seeing Aaron Judge hit home runs for fun has become an inevitable thing. However, the 2022 AL MVP has vastly improved at the plate. As a result, he is a legit threat for the American League Triple Crown. Right before Wednesday’s action, Judge has been leading the AL on two of the triple crown categories – home runs and RBIs. He has 41 home runs and 103 RBIs. Lately, a baseball fan said Judge is the closest thing to Barry Bonds that anyone will ever see again.
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Anyway, Judge will need to improve on his batting average before the end of the 2024 season if he wants to win the AL Triple Crown. Aaron Judge is third in terms of batting averages behind Bobby Witt Jr. (.343) and Steven Kwan (.333). He has .322. The California native can become the first player to win that crown since Miguel Cabrera back in 2012.
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