New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge smacked his league-leading 35th home run of the season and pitched in a single in a 6-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays Sunday afternoon. The home run was of the three-run variety which puts his 2024 total at an absurd 89 RBI sitting here with about two and a half months left of the regular season. After a brutal first month of the season Judge looks like the MVP version of himself that set the American League home run record just two seasons ago. It's only been three games, but he's already off to a hot start in the second half with a 4-for-10 line with one home run and four RBI and three walks. Juan Soto's presence in the lineup has eased the offensive burden on Judge's shoulders this season and he should have no problem running away the American League MVP this season barring any injuries or major slumps.
New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Judge blasted a mammoth 431-foot shot off Orioles pitcher Grayson Rodriguez in the top of the fifth inning. The 32-year-old set the franchise record by becoming the first Yankee to hit 34 home runs before an All-Star break. Roger Maris (33 in 1961) and Judge (33 in 2022) previously shared the franchise record. Judge is having a terrific first half of the season, slashing .308/.431/.683 with 34 home runs, 85 RBI, 73 runs, and five stolen bases over 95 games in 2024.
Aaron Judge Belts 33rd Home Run, Gets On Base Five Times
New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge hit a home run in his lone at-bat of the day and drew walks in his four other plate appearances in Friday's 4-1 win over the Orioles. Judge had been in somewhat of a power outage of late with his last home run coming back on July 2 and it was also his first RBI since then as well, a stretch of nine games. Nevertheless, the long ball on Friday gave him 33 for the season and the 32-year-old is slashing .306/.429/.674 with a ridiculous .458 wOBA and 204 wRC+.
Aaron Judge Sends 32nd Bullet Over The Fence Tuesday Night
New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge sent an absolute bullet over the fence for a solo home run, his 32nd of the season, while collecting two additional hits in a 5-4 loss against the Cincinnati Reds Tuesday night. Judge is now the Triple Crown leader in the MLB with his 32 homers, 83 RBI, and .321 batting average. After only hitting a minuscule .207 with only six home runs and 17 RBI at the end of April, he's on pace to pass his career best in all three categories. There's not much else to say about the clear best player in the game right now. Judge has been worth every penny the Yankees spent and every first-round draft picks fantasy managers have invested.
New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge continued his MVP-type season versus the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. The superstar slugger went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run off right-hander Kevin Gausman during Sunday's win. This is unbelievable as Judge has 31 home runs and 82 RBI before the month of July. Fantasy managers can continue riding Judge's hot bat through the second half of the season.
New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge continued his historic pace in Wednesday night's blowout Subway Series loss to the crosstown-rival New York Mets in Queens, becoming the first player in the major leagues to reach 30 home runs this year. After ripping a single in the fourth inning, Judge took a Danny Young sweeper right down the middle for a ride out of the ballpark to left field to cut the Yankees' deficit to 7-2 in the sixth frame. The 32-year-old superstar is matching the pace he set during his 2022 American League MVP campaign, slashing a video game-like .309/.433/.712 with 77 RBI, 23 doubles, 60 walks, and five stolen bases over 285 at-bats (80 games) for the Yankees in 2024. One can only imagine how much sillier Judge's numbers would be had he not gotten off to such a sluggish start in April.
New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge continued what has been another excellent season in Tuesday's 9-7 slugfest loss to the Mets. Judge went 2-for-3 with a double, a grand slam, and a walk. He was also hit by a pitch. Judge attempted to fuel a late comeback, sneaking an eighth-inning Reed Garrett fastball just over the center-field fence to put the Yankees behind by two. The 32-year-old is putting together a stellar offensive season, slashing .304/.428/.700 with 29 HR, 60 runs scored, 75 RBI, and five stolen bases. He is currently leading baseball in HR and RBI and is fourth in runs scored. Judge is proving once again that he is a top overall fantasy option.
New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge continued his recent power surge in an 8-3 win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday. Judge went 1-for-4 with a homer, a walk, and three RBI to help power the Yankees to the win. The veteran's homer was a two-run shot off Atlanta starter Charlie Morton in the first inning, giving the Yankees an early 2-1 lead in the contest. Judge is putting together an MVP-caliber season, hitting .301 with 28 homers, 59 runs, 70 RBI, and five steals over 276 at-bats. He has seven homers over his past 15 games and should be locked into fantasy lineups moving forward.
New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge picked up right where he left off in Thursday's blowout loss to the division-rival Baltimore Orioles, adding his 27th home run of the season. It just another day at the office for Judge, who made his return to New York's lineup on Thursday after sitting out just one game following Tuesday's hit-by-pitch on his hand. Before hitting an RBI single in the fifth inning, he lined a two-run homer to right-center field to cut the Orioles' lead to 8-3 in the third frame. Since jump-starting his season back on May 4, the 32-year-old former American League MVP hasn't turned back, batting an otherworldly .399 with 21 long balls, 49 RBI, and 45 runs scored over his last 41 games.
New York Yankees superstar outfielder Aaron Judge (hand) is back in center field and is batting third for Thursday's series finale against the visiting Baltimore Orioles and left-hander Cole Irvin in the Bronx. Judge was hit by a pitch on his left hand in Tuesday's contest against the division rivals and was forced from the game early. He sat out of Wednesday's game, even though X-rays came back negative for any fractures in his hand. The 32-year-old power hitter is now back after missing only one game and needs to be reinserted into all starting fantasy lineups. Judge enters Thursday's action leading the league in doubles (22), home runs (26), RBI (64), slugging percentage (.687), OPS (1.115) and total bases (182) while also hitting .302 (80-for-265).
