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The return of Aaron Judge has been an enormous boost to the New York Yankees, who have not performed well enough this season. Fans also celebrated their team’s captain’s return. Being a 6 feet 7-inch tall guy, anyone can get scared facing him all of a sudden. Something similar happened during an MLB game between the Yankees and the Rays when a Rays outfielder got scared of the Yankees captain, probably because of his towering personality.

Although it was the Rays who won the game in a sensational fashion, it was this short incident that caught fans’ attention. What exactly happened? Who was the player involved? Let us dive deep to find out!

Aaron Judge’s sudden appearance at the base scared Yandy Diaz

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Aaron Judge is one of the tallest baseball players in the league. Also, his physic makes him a noticeable figure on the ground, even from a distance. It means anyone can get intimidated if he is close. A similar thing happened with Yandy Diaz, who was trying to take his base when Judge arrived from the side. The Rays’ first baseman had a funny reception to the situation, which was caught on camera. Mike Daddino shared the caption, “Aaron Judge scared the living pi** out of Yandy Diaz.”

Apart from that one incident, Diaz had a decent outing against the Yankees. Diaz finished the game with an average of 0.313 and an RBI. In the comparison, Judge could not contribute enough to the game. He had a forgetful outing with three strikeouts and zero hits while being at bat four times. Rays after taking control from the sixth inning, added seven runs to win the game with a score of 8-2.

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Fans in the chorus agree with Diaz’s reaction after seeing Aaron Judge!

Fans acknowledged that Diaz’s reaction was normal. Many said that they would feel scared around Aaron. Few said that the Yankees camp also needs this to get started in the crucial phase of the season.

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MLB fans loved this but shared that these antics will not help the Yankees, who have had another disappointing result. The players have to provide more to the team if the Yanks want to catch the division leaders. For Aaron Judge, the situation is critical, as he has not been in the best form since the injury. Judge has to play better in the crucial games ahead. How will things pen out when both teams meet again? Only time will tell!

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