Judge, Aaron (1992- )
How MLB Authenticates Balls Like Aaron Judge’s 60th Homer
The baseball that Aaron Judge sent screaming into the left-field bleachers at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday for his 60th home run of the season was different from his other 59 home run balls this year. It was a special ball, prepared just for him, and the rest of the balls he swings at this year […]
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Aaron Judge’s 60th Homer Came In Huge Win for Yankees
It was one of those nights, the kind that reminds you of the fundamental rule of the last baseball century: There are the Yankees, and then there is everyone else. From sepia tones to high definition, no other team does history, then or now, with such grandeur and resonance. In the ninth inning on Tuesday […]
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Yankees Show Flaws and Get a First Look at Frankie Montas
Perhaps a reason for Montas’s struggles was his irregular schedule of late. A right-hander, he returned July 21 after missing nearly three weeks with inflammation in his throwing shoulder. He started again for Oakland on July 26, reaching 78 pitches, then was traded to New York. But then came the family death that delayed Montas’s […]
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Aaron Judge Home Run Tracker: 42 Barely Clears the Wall
In the second inning of an afternoon game at Yankee Stadium, Aaron Judge got a 95-mile-per-hour fastball from Jonathan Heasley of the Kansas City Royals and muscled it just over the wall in right for a home run. The ball only traveled 364 feet — not long enough to clear the fence in many parks […]
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Yankees Head to the All-Star Break Looking as Dominant as Ever
Aaron Boone is ready to trade in his pinstripes for board shorts and a spatula, at least for a few days. With Major League Baseball’s All-Star break beginning Monday, Boone, the Yankees’ manager, plans on getting some rest and relaxation. Boone will watch the Home Run Derby on Monday and the Midsummer Classic on Tuesday, […]
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Yankees and Blue Jays Face Off in Crucial Early Series
When he stepped to the plate to lead off Monday’s game against the Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays center fielder George Springer was greeted with a shower of boos from the crowd at Yankee Stadium. He promptly singled. When he came up to bat again in the third inning, more boos followed. The result that time […]
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After Failing to Extend Aaron Judge, Yankees Beat Red Sox
It was all set up for Aaron Judge to own the day. Two outs, bottom of the ninth, tie game on opening day in the Bronx. Judge comes to bat and rips a line-drive double into the left field corner. He’s got to trot in with the winning run, right? Surely that would happen next. […]
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Yankees’ Aaron Judge Sets a Deadline for His Future
TAMPA, Fla. — The Yankees’ first game of the 2022 regular season is three weeks away. By then, their biggest star, who is entering his final season before free agency, hopes to have clarity on his future with the team. “April 7, we won’t be talking about this anymore,” outfielder Aaron Judge said on Tuesday, […]
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