Aaron Judge remains the leading offensive player for the New York Yankees so far this seasonso their performances are not going unnoticed by fans of the ‘Bronx Bombers’ Not even for the legends of the ninth, even the praise comes from the former Yankees captain: Derek Jeter.
From captain to captain, Derek Jeter acknowledges Aaron Judge’s great moment
As a joke, Derek Jeter answered questions about the performance of current captain Aaron Judgesaying he doesn’t understand why the pitchers keep throwing at the player if he’s going to end up hitting all the balls; this during his visit for the call ‘Old Timers Day’.
“It’s ridiculous. I think people don’t remember that he had a rough first month and there were a lot of questions. Now all of a sudden he’s having a season like Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Barry Bonds. I don’t really know why they keep pitching to him, but it’s a lot of fun to watch.” Jeter noted.
But the praise did not end there, as another reference of the ‘Manhattan Mules’Alex Rodriguez praised Judge for what he has shown on the diamond this season, saying: “Aaron is a true unicorn”.
Aaron Judge has hit 50 home runs, while maintaining a .333/.465/.736 slash line with 30 doubles, 122 RBIs, 106 walks, a 1.201 OPS and 330 total bases.; For now he is the leader of the young circuit in home runs, RBIs, OBP, slugging, OPS.
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