"After his .184/.344/.408 slash line during the Yankees' 2024 postseason run, Judge is hitting objectively well in the playoffs this year -- posting a 1.024 OPS and collecting an MLB-leading eight hits in his first five games. But he isn't hitting for much power, with just one extra-base hit (a double) in 21 plate appearances, and his team enters Game 3 of the American League Division Series on the brink of elimination."
"In case you hadn't heard, Aaron Judge entered the 2025 MLB playoffs with a checkered history of October results compared with his stellar regular-season résumé. For his career, Judge's OPS is 250 points lower in the postseason than in the regular season (the average regular-season-to-playoff OPS dropoff for hitters in 2024 was 18 points), and his struggles on the biggest stage have become a talking point nearly every October."
"How is Judge being pitched in the playoffs? Is it different from the regular season? Why isn't he hitting for power? Is it bad luck? And where could his postseason go from here -- if the Yankees can stick around long enough for him to find his home run stroke? How left-handed pitchers are approaching Judge Judge vs. lefties in playoff career: 42 PA, .400/.500/.714, 19% K, 17% BB, 3 HRJudge vs. lefties this postseason: 8 PA, .500/.500/1.125, 13% K, 0% BB, 0 HR"
Aaron Judge's career postseason OPS is 250 points lower than his regular-season OPS, while the average dropoff in 2024 was 18 points. After a .184/.344/.408 postseason line in 2024, Judge is posting a 1.024 OPS with eight hits in five games in 2025. He has only one extra-base hit in 21 plate appearances, and the Yankees enter Game 3 of the ALDS on the brink of elimination. Left-handed pitchers are attacking Judge this month with hard four-seamers, sinkers and cutters on his hands. Judge's career and 2025 lefty splits show strong results versus southpaws.
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