#aaron-judge

#aaron-judge

This was the most loaded pool of candidates, with Hall of Famers, MVPs and World Series champions populating the list. How could someone eclipse Derek Jeter, who recorded 2,658 hits from 2000-14, or Mariano Rivera, who saved 523 games from 2000-13? That's a testament to the greatness of Judge. Since his MLB debut in 2016, Judge leads the majors in home runs (368), OPS (1.028) and wins above replacement, or WAR (61.6).

The Knicks entered the 2024-25 season with lofty aspirations after blockbuster trades to acquire Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges. But nobody could have envisioned how their second-round playoff series against the defending champion Boston Celtics would play out. The Knicks overcame 20-point second-half deficits to win Games 1 and 2 in Boston, then erased a 14-point second-half deficit to win Game 4 at home. After the Knicks wrapped up the series with a 119-81 win in Game 6, thousands of reveling fans took over 7th Ave. and other streets surrounding Madison Square Garden for a raucous celebration. It marked the Knicks' first trip to the Eastern Conference Finals since 2000.

Judge suffered a flexor strain in his throwing elbow in late July, which kept him sidelined for 10 games. While he returned to the lineup as a designated hitter, he did not return to his position in right field until Sept. 5. His arm was clearly compromised throughout the remainder of the season. For a player who can throw above 90 mph from the outfield, Judge's velocity was significantly down.

Screenshot: @drosennhl/X Sunday night's game between the Washington Capitals and the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden featured a visit from a couple of Bronx Bombers. Four days after the New York Yankees were eliminated by the Toronto Blue Jays in the ALDS, star sluggers Aaron Judge and Anthony Rizzo were in the building to take in the battle between Metropolitan Division foes.

Aaron Judge's massive postseason performance made it easy to forget he's been dealing with a flexor strain in his right elbow since July. The slugger had multiple hits in all but one game across the first two rounds of the playoffs. Judge engineered a defining postseason moment in Game 3 against Toronto, smashing a game-tying homer off Louis Varland. With the Yankees now headed into the offseason, Judge was asked about the plan for his ailing elbow.

It never feels good to say it, but it was one of those moments where you just have to tip your cap to the opponent. That's the case for Toronto Blue Jays reliever Louis Varland who gave up a three-run home run to Aaron Judge in the bottom of the fourth in Game 3 on Tuesday. The home run by Judge tied the game, and erase a five run lead for the Blue Jays who were ahead 6-1 after the first two-and-a-half innings.

The burden of greatness is heavy. The burden of greatness in New York is planetary. And for those unleashing screeds on Judge's postseasons -- on hot take shows and sports-talk radio and in bars and at family dinners and everywhere, really, that anyone talks about the Yankees -- it was never about whether they were fair. After all, his performances had been undeniably foul.

Time was running out, and this was one of Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees' last chances to save their season. Once down 6-1 while facing elimination in Game 3 of the ALDS after the Toronto Blue Jays poured four on Carlos Rodon in the top of the third, Judge pulled one back with an RBI double in the bottom of that very frame before Giancarlo Stanton's sacrifice fly halved New York's deficit.

The playoffs started this week, and you have questions. Who's the best team? Can I, a casual, start calling Aaron Judge a choker? Wait, they let a CANADIAN team take the one-seed in the AMERICAN League? Is that legal? And which team has the wettest guys on its roster, and why is it the Phillies? Those questions, and more, are the subject of the week's Distraction episode.

When Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge 's Uber pulled up around 1:30 on the last Saturday afternoon of August, Alcala's was packed for its annual Labor Day weekend sidewalk sale. There were about 100 customers outside and another 100 inside eating free tacos while perusing the merchandise. Judge unfolded a baby stroller, strapped in his infant daughter, Nora, then headed in with wife Samantha. Teammate Anthony Volpe and his girlfriend were there, too.

The New York Yankees' slugger joined exclusive history on Wednesday night against the Chicago White Sox, bashing home runs No. 50 and 51 in an 8-1 win in the Bronx. With it, Judge becomes just the fourth player in MLB history to post four separate seasons of 50-plus home runs and the first to do so without the help of steroids since Babe Ruth.

The Red Sox mounted an impressive comeback win in their game against the Guardians yesterday, but the mood was dampened by the fact that budding star Roman Anthony exited the game due to an oblique injury. After the game, Anthony spoke to reporters (including Tim Healey of the Boston Globe) and noted that this oblique injury is "definitely worse" than the day-to-day back injury he dealt with a few weeks ago. It's unclear what sort of timeline for return to action Anthony might be facing.

"The most important thing's trying to get a win, especially when you can finish off a series sweep right there, so not getting that kind of stings,"

CHICAGO - New York Yankees star Aaron Judge hit his 358th career homer in the first inning of Sunday's game against the White Sox, moving into a tie with Yogi Berra for fifth in franchise history. Judge drove an 0-2 cutter from Martín Pérez deep to center for a one-out solo drive. Judge's 43rd homer of the season had a 112.6 mph exit velocity and traveled 426 feet.

Since then, Ohtani has broken away from the pack in the NL as he's more fully resumed two-way duties. While other players like Trea Turner, Kyle Schwarber, and Pete Crow-Armstrong have put together excellent seasons of their own in the NL, it's hard to see that race as anything other than Ohtani's to lose headed into the final month of the season.

Aaron Judge has been hampered by a flexor strain in recent weeks. He first spent a minimum stint on the injured list to rest his ailing elbow, and since returning he's been limited to exclusively DH work. Earlier this week, some questions were raised about just what shape Judge will be able to get his throwing arm back into before the end of the year.