“You Bet Against Him”- Hollywood’s Biggest New York Yankees Fan Once Slammed the New York Yankees for Their Hand in the Wild Aaron Judge Saga

Aaron Judge has now become the prime global icon of modern-day MLB. It’s now almost as if no discussion in baseball is complete without talking about Judge. This season, in particular, Judge ruled the talk forums with his home run carnival and his future team speculations. World-renowned filmmaker Spike Lee also spoke on the latter issue.

Apart from his filmmaking finesse, Lee is also popular for his sports fanaticism. He has been around legendary athletes for a long time. Additionally, he also has got his hand in directing as well as co-producing sports documentaries. So, a presence like Judge can never be out of his range. 

Lee is a famous die-hard supporter of the New York Yankees. On that note, Judge is equally an iconic representation of the Yankees, as much as the sport itself. As per common knowledge among MLB followers, Judge became a free agent at the end of this MLB season. Therefore, Lee expressed his spine-chilling feelings upon potentially having to see Judge donning another team’s jersey.

Spike Lee’s opinions on the potential of Aaron Judge joining another team 

At some point, every Yankees fan has recently expressed their desire to continue seeing Aaron Judge in the pinstripes. Judge has consistently displayed extraordinary performances on the offense and defense alike since his rookie days. This year, his seasonal record-breaking home run tally and league MVP honors increased his star value even further. Thus, it was almost as if the fan craze for Judge heightened by many notches.

So, Spike Lee expressed his fears and anger in a similar tune during a recent interview, quoting, “I just pray and hope that (Yankees’ owner) Hal Steinbrenner does the right thing and makes it mo’ better and gives Aaron Judge his money. Hal, you had the chance to sign him, and you bet against him. Yankee Nation is looking at you, Hal. What are you going to do? To paraphrase my Puerto Rican brother, Fat Joe, last season’s price is not this season’s price.” 

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Judge had his fans guessing his new move with bewilderment after he got closer to joining the San Francisco Giants. Even the San Diego Padres approached him with a lucrative contract. But the reigning AL MVP finally maintained his loyalty towards the Yankees and re-signed with the MLB heavyweights. 

Judge: Once a Yankee, always a Yankee

Judge has now signed a $360 million deal for a nine-year period with the Yankees. He has finally made the move after initially rejecting a contract extension offer from the Yankees during spring training. Thus, Judge has laid the speculations to rest until nearly a decade to come.

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It is also no secret that despite being the most successful MLB team; the Pinstripes have not won a single championship in the last 13 years. Do you think Aaron Judge can lead the New York Yankees to a World Series victory in the upcoming seasons?