"In the bottom of the fourth inning, he turned a 99 mph four-seamer from Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Louis Varland into a 373-foot shot that ricocheted off the foul pole, scoring Austin Wells and Trent Grisham. It was Judge's first home run this year on a pitch outside the strike zone. AARON JUDGE OFF THE FOUL POLE!TIE GAME!!! #ALDS pic.twitter.com/rplPnEsRoH- MLB (@MLB) October 8, 2025 The timing was massive, as it tied the score at 6-6 after New York previously trailed 6-1 earlier in the contest."
"Only four teams in MLB postseason history have erased a five-run deficit when facing elimination, most recently the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 5 of the 2012 National League Division Series against the Washington Nationals. Judge's score-tying homer was his 11th hit of this postseason, the most by a Yankee through the club's first six postseason games since Hideki Matsui and Alex Rodriguez each had 11 in 2004. Teams trailing by at least five runs when facing elimination were 4-129 (.030) entering today. ESPN Research contributed to this report."
Aaron Judge hit a 373-foot home run off a 99 mph four-seamer from Blue Jays pitcher Louis Varland that ricocheted off the foul pole and scored Austin Wells and Trent Grisham. The homer was Judge's first this season on a pitch outside the strike zone and tied the game at 6-6 after the Yankees had trailed 6-1. The hit marked Judge's 11th postseason hit, the most by a Yankee through the first six postseason games since 2004. Teams trailing by five runs while facing elimination had been 4-129 before this moment.
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