‘I Just Have to Stay Locked in’- Yankees Slugger Aaron Judge Reacts After Hitting 54th Home Run Amidst Massive Victory Over Minnesota Twins

Aaron Judge is playing in a league of his own. Though the Yankees have been crumbling in the second half of the season, Judge remained consistent. He is probably the only hope the Yankees have for the postseason games. Notably, in the series opener against the Minnesota Twins, Judge belted his 54th home run of the season. With this, he became only the third Yankee to hit 50-plus home runs in multiple seasons after Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle. 

Notably, He also equaled Alex Rodriguez’s record for hitting most home runs as a right-handed hitter. It sums up the kind of season he is having this year. After winning the game for the Yanks, Aaron Judge even said he is ready to face every pitch from the plate.

Aaron Judge is different gravy

It is no secret that the New York Yankees have been one of the worst-performing teams in the second half of the season. But since they had a sound record in the first half, the Aaron Boone-led team is still at the top of their division.

When talking about Aaron Judge, the Yankees slugger is probably the only player who has been consistent from the plate throughout the season. The MVP frontrunner even said that if the team needs him to face all the pitches, he is ready to do it.

“I just have to stay locked in. That’s all it comes down to. From first pitch to last pitch, even if it’s an eight or 10-pitch at-bat. That’s what I love to do, and that’s what makes it fun,” Judge said to YES Network.

Can the Yankees maintain the momentum?

After losing a couple of series against the LA Angels and Tampa Bay Rays, the Yankees started the new series with a win over the Twins. But since this is a five-game series, the Twins still have a chance to make a comeback.

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The Yankees’ biggest problem has been the injuries of their key players. Be it Nestor Cortes Jr., Giancarlo Stanton, or Clay Holmes, the Pinstripes have been struggling from injuries. And if not for the injuries, the players are lacking the motivation to win games.

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Do you think Aaron Judge alone is enough to take the Yankees to the playoffs?