“Got to Tip Your Hat”: Aaron Judge Shows Respect to Orioles After Yankees Are Handed Brutal Reality Check in Series Opener

The New York Yankees fell down to Earth yesterday. Just a little time scoring 36 runs in 3 games against the Milwaukee Brewers, the Bronx Bombers’ streak ended brutally. With the Baltimore Orioles’ laying waste to the Yankees’ hitting staff, the Yankees were left with a shutout loss – their 5th of the season! Amidst all of this the man who was disappointed the most was Aaron Judge. With two near misses to his name, the captain shared how he felt about the loss. 

But while Judge was clear about the night not being theirs, he “tipped his hat” to the Baltimore Orioles for their consistency. All Rise knows that the O’s are perhaps the greatest rivals of the Yankees currently in the league. With the two set to fight each other all season long, it has become a test of patience and perseverance for the Bombers. As a result, while the loss was eye-opening, it gave Judge an even stronger drive for the next games.

“You’ve got to tip your cap sometimes,” Judge said about the Orioles in his postgame interview. The 2022 MVP noted that the Yankees did have multiple guys on bases and could’ve tried to “drive a pitch.” But unfortunately, that didn’t happen. “A couple of guys hit the ball hard, it just didn’t fall. It wasn’t our night tonight but we’ve got to show up tomorrow and do our thing,” Judge said. However, on a personal front, Judge shared his emotions on his two missed flyballs.

“Just cut them a little bit,” Judge said of his missed flyballs. The Yankees captain had connected well twice but both times his ball couldn’t carry over the fences. The superstar noted that his positioning played suspect at the wrong moment. “Got a little underneath it on the first one and then the Cano one, he’s got a great sinker…Just kind of pushed it to the right field instead of taking my swing and driving it to the center,” Judge said.

However, Aaron Judge hoped the team would do better next time. But it’s undeniable that there were a lot of issues that plagued the Yankees’ offense last night.

Aaron Judge’s missed chances and the New York Yankees’ inconsistency 

The Yankees couldn’t capitalize on multiple occasions. It’s quite astounding the team had no hits in the eight at-bats where the runners were in scoring positions. In fact, the Yankees left 10 runners stranding. That has been the issue for a long time now. The hitters aren’t able to take full advantage of bases filled. Even Aaron Judge had an opportunity to score two runs but swung on the very first pitch of Yennier Cano and barely missed the homer. 

That’s actually one of the primary issues for the Yankees. In the Yankee Stadium Juan Soto‘s 362 feet line drive would be a homer. But in the Camden Yards, it barely hit the wall. So one could either call it a stroke of bad luck or missed opportunities but the Yankees fell to their biggest rivals right after having a consecutive 15+ run game run. That’s got to sting but they’ve no time to ponder because the next game starts today.