New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge went 3-for-5 with two more home runs (including a grand slam), six RBI, two runs scored and a strikeout in the team's 11-5 blowout win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday. Judge is having an absolute monster season, and he's gone deep eight times in the first nine games of the second half of the season to boost his overall line to .297/.378/.668 with a 1.046 OPS, a league-leading 41 homers, a league-leading 89 RBI, a league-leading 84 runs scored and 10...

The New York Yankees made no progress with outfielder Aaron Judge on a contract extension over the All-Star break. "The Yankees are willing to bump their offer of a $30.5 million salary, perhaps to $32.5 million or so. But there's no reason to believe Judge is lowering his ask from $36 million to something closer to $32.5 -- and no reason to believe they are any closer," Heyman said on Audacy Sports. Contract issues aside, Judge is the front-runner to win the American League MVP this year. He ...

The New York Yankees selected Vanderbilt outfielder Spencer Jones, who stands at 6-foot-7 and 225 pounds, with the 25th overall pick of the 2022 MLB draft on Sunday. The Yankees have had success with tall outfielders of late in Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton, so why not stick with the formula? Jones has a great mix of size and athleticism, and his combination of bat speed, strength and leverage gives him heaps of raw power from the left side of the plate. Despite his size, he can cover a lot ...

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (lower body) is back in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Boston Red Sox. He sat out of Thursday's contest due to lower body soreness, but is back on Friday. He'll serve as the designated hitter and bat second versus right-hander Connor Seabold. The 30-year-old slugger is putting together a monstrous season with a league-leading 30 home runs. Fantasy managers should make sure Judge is back in their lineups for Friday.

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge is not in the starting lineup on Sunday against the Cleveland Guardians. Judge will get the day off after starting both of the games in Saturday's doubleheader against the Guardians, when he went just 1-for-7 with a double, two walks, two runs scored, a stolen base and two strikeouts. The 30-year-old slugger is the clear favorite for American League MVP honors to this point in the season, as he's hitting .282/.360/.619 with a .979 OPS, a league-leading 29...

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge put the finishing touches on what was an epic comeback victory on Sunday. The Houston Astros no-hit the Yankees on Saturday and held them without a hit through six innings on Sunday. Somehow, the Yankees came back and tied the game at 3-3. Judge crushed a walk-off three-run home run in the 10th inning to lead the Yankees to an extra inning victory. The 30-year-old has put on a show this season and is going to be one of the hottest free agents this ...

The New York Yankees and outfielder Aaron Judge agreed to a $19 million deal plus incentives for the 2022 season on Friday to avoid salary arbitration, according to a source. Judge can earn $250,000 for first place in the American League MVP voting and another $250,000 for World Series MVP this year. The 30-year-old slugger currently leads the AL MVP conversation and hit a walk-off single against the Houston Astros on Thursday. He's hitting an incredible .304/.379/.658 with 27 home runs, 53 ...

It's finally time to roll out the barrels and there will be Brewers involved! Now that qualified hitters have well over 200 plate appearances under their belts, we can dive into the Statcast numbers to see who is making the biggest splash over the wall.It goes without saying (but here goes anyway) that you could guess the names at the top of the Barrel Leaderboard without having to look - Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Joc Pederson (!!), Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, etc. There is no analysis ...

The New York Yankees and outfielder Aaron Judge have an arbitration hearing scheduled for June 22, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The two sides have yet to agree on a long-term contract extension for the 30-year-old superstar. Judge had stated prior to the season that he was hoping to avoid an arbitration hearing this year. Coupling that fact with the mounting media pressure on the Yankees to make a move on Judge, it stands to reason that we could see contract talks escalate ...

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge had a monster game at the plate in the team's 13-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday. He went 4-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored. Judge now has 20 home runs on the year, which leads the majors. He also leads the majors with a 1.063 OPS. The 30-year-old has been simply phenomenal over the first two months of the year. He's slashing .316/.384/.679 with 41 RBI and 40 runs to go along with the aforementioned 20 home runs. He's been ...