Aaron Judge CF/RF/DH NYY Thu 5/16/24 12:30 AM
Aaron Judge
CF/RF/DH NYY
Judge went 4-for-4 with a solo home run, three doubles, a walk, two RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Twins.
EDGE Analysis
Judge opened the scoring with his first-inning solo shot and added an RBI double in the seventh. The outfielder has locked in with power over his last 10 games, going 16-for-36 (.444) with five homers, seven doubles, 11 RBI and 11 runs scored in that span. He was batting .207 at the end of April, but he's up to a .255/.386/.540 slash line with 11 homers, 29 RBI, 24 runs scored two stolen bases and 13 doubles over 44 contests. It's good to see Judge bounce back after the slow start, and getting him in a groove makes the Yankees' already-strong offense even more dangerous.
Aaron Judge CF/RF/DH NYY Mon 5/13/24 8:47 AM
Aaron Judge
CF/RF/DH NYY
Judge went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and a walk in Sunday's win over Tampa Bay.
EDGE Analysis
Judge ripped a two-run shot in the fifth inning for his 10th long ball of the year. Through his first 24 games this season, he registered a .663 OPS with three home runs and 31 punchouts. Over his last 18 appearances, Judge is back to his usual self with a 1.146 OPS, seven homers and a 14:16 BB:K. The recent hot streak has brought his slash line to .235/.369/.497 through 187 plate appearances.
Aaron Judge CF/RF/DH NYY Fri 5/10/24 2:33 AM
Aaron Judge
CF/RF/DH NYY
Judge went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to Houston on Thursday.
EDGE Analysis
Judge's eighth-inning solo shot was a massive one, as it traveled an estimated 473 feet. The slugger has turned on his power of late, swatting three homers and driving in six runs over his past four contests. He's now tied with Juan Soto for the team lead with nine home runs and ranks second with 25 RBI on the campaign.
Aaron Judge CF/RF/DH NYY Thu 5/9/24 3:41 AM
Aaron Judge
CF/RF/DH NYY
Judge went 3-for-5 with a home run, two doubles and three total RBI against Houston in a 9-4 win Wednesday.
EDGE Analysis
Judge tagged Houston pitching for three extra-base hits, the first time he's accomplished that feat in a game this season. The slugger swatted a solo shot in the third inning and knocked in two more runs with a double in the sixth. Judge is coming on quickly after a slow start to the campaign -- he's in the midst of a five-game hitting streak during which he's gone 9-for-18 with two homers, four doubles, four walks, six RBI, six runs and a stolen base.
Aaron Judge CF/RF/DH NYY Mon 5/6/24 11:22 AM
Aaron Judge
CF/RF/DH NYY
Judge went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a double and a walk in Sunday's 5-2 victory versus Detroit.
EDGE Analysis
A day after he was ejected from a game for the first time in his career, Judge belted a solo shot off Tarik Skubal in his first at-bat of the contest. The slugger added a sixth-inning double to notch just his second game with multiple extra-base hits this season. Judge is still slashing a meager .220/.350/.439 on the campaign, but he's batting .355 with three of his seven homers and seven of his 20 RBI over his past nine games.
Aaron Judge CF/RF/DH NYY Sat 5/4/24 10:36 PM
Aaron Judge
CF/RF/DH NYY
Judge went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI before being ejected for arguing balls and strikes in the seventh inning of Saturday's 5-3 win over the Tigers.
EDGE Analysis
Home plate umpire Ryan Blakney was generous with strike calls on pitches off the plate all day, and Judge's muttering as he walked back to the dugout after getting rung up for a second time got him tossed. Per Joe Trezza of MLB.com, it was the first ejection of Judge's career -- at any level of baseball. He still made an impact in the win, and while the 32-year-old slugger has had a slow start to the season, he's produced three multi-hit performances, two homers and six RBI in his last eight games.
Aaron Judge CF/RF/DH NYY Mon 4/29/24 4:24 PM
Aaron Judge
CF/RF/DH NYY
Judge will start in left field and bat third in Monday's game in Baltimore.
EDGE Analysis
Judge received some reps in left field during spring training, but this is the first time he's made a start at the position in a regular season game since 2016 when he was with Triple-A Scranton-Wilkes-Barre. He could see additional action in left field during the series against the Orioles while Alex Verdugo is on paternity leave. Trent Grisham is getting a rare start in center field Monday.
Aaron Judge CF/RF/DH NYY Sun 4/28/24 9:00 PM
Aaron Judge
CF/RF/DH NYY
Judge went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, three RBI and a walk in Sunday's 15-5 win over the Brewers.
EDGE Analysis
Judge launched a solo shot off Tobias Myers in the top of the first inning, later adding two more base knocks, including a two-RBI single in the fifth inning. The homer was his sixth of the season and he's now gone deep in back-to-back games and three times in the last five contests overall. After a slow start to the season, Judge is batting .211 with six home runs, 18 RBI, 12 runs scored and a stolen base over 109 at-bats in 29 games.
Aaron Judge CF/RF/DH NYY Sun 4/28/24 10:40 AM
Aaron Judge
CF/RF/DH NYY
Judge went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, an additional run scored and a walk in a 15-3 win against the Brewers on Saturday.
EDGE Analysis
Judge contributed to New York's demolition of Milwaukee on Saturday with a 417-foot, two-run blast to center field in the sixth inning. It was just the fifth homer of the year for the slugger, who is off to a slow start with a .190/.326/.390 slash line through 128 plate appearances. Judge's .200 ISO is easily on pace for his lowest mark over any full season of his big-league career.
Aaron Judge CF/RF/DH NYY Thu 4/25/24 10:51 AM
Aaron Judge
CF/RF/DH NYY
Judge went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 7-3 win over the A's.
EDGE Analysis
Joe Boyle appeared to have struck Judge out in the second inning but was charged with a balk on the third strike instead, and the Yankees slugger made him pay by crushing his next pitch over the fence in right field. Judge had gone just 4-for-31 (.129) over the prior eight games without a long ball, so the reprieve may have been just what he needed to kick things into gear. On the season, he's slashing .191/.319/.383 with four homers and 13 RBI through 25 contests.