{"id":13182,"date":"2024-10-16T07:24:59","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T07:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=13182"},"modified":"2024-10-16T07:24:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T07:24:59","slug":"aaron-judge-has-yankees-fans-going-bonkers-after-first-2024-mlb-playoffs-home-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=13182","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Judge has Yankees fans going bonkers after first 2024 MLB playoffs home run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">Aaron Judge has finally woken up from his slumber during the Yankees&#8217; playoff run.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-row flex-wrap items-center text-primary\">\n<div class=\"author-link mr-2.5 flex items-center text-sm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Yankees-news-Aaron-Judge-has-fans-going-bonkers-after-first-2024-MLB-playoffs-home-run.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Yankees' Aaron Judge photoshopped on Peter Parker screenshot from Spider-Man 2, &quot;I'm back&quot;\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>For a stretch during the regular season,\u00a0Aaron Judge\u00a0had entered flow state and looked poised to, once again, break the single-season AL home run record. Alas, Judge has cooled off significantly during that stretch; in fact, entering\u00a0Game 2 of the New York Yankees\u2018 ALCS clash against the Cleveland Guardians, the 6&#8217;7\u2033 slugger hasn&#8217;t yet hit a home run in this year&#8217;s playoffs. But with one swing of the bat on Tuesday night, Judge has finally risen.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aspect-video w-full\">\n<div class=\"not-prose flex aspect-video w-full items-center justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>With the Yankees holding a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the seventh inning, Judge came to the plate and promptly worked a 1-1 count against Hunter Gaddis with one runner on base and one out. The Guardians reliever tried to challenge Judge with a 95-mph fastball towards the top of the strike zone, but the Yankees slugger launched it above the center-field wall to\u00a0double their advantage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">AARON JUDGE DOUBLES THE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Yankees?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@YANKEES<\/a> LEAD! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ALCS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ALCS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XBzdccyp3A\">pic.twitter.com\/XBzdccyp3A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MLB (@MLB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLB\/status\/1846376559340392631?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Judge, prior to tonight&#8217;s ballgame, has been hitting .133 with an\u00a0OPS of .564\u00a0\u2014 a steep downfall from his usual level. It&#8217;s his incredible ability to get on base that has kept him valuable for a Yankees lineup that has done enough to this point of the postseason to get by. But now that Judge has woken up from his slumber, fans are\u00a0hyped up\u00a0for what it means for the Yankees&#8217; potential World Series run.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHE DID IT HE FINALLY DID IT AARON JUDGE FINALLY GETS A HOMER,\u201d X user @AtlasPharaoh wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody Gansta Until Aaron Judge starts hitting home runs in October,\u201d @404raheem added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll rise for the honorable Aaron Judge. The playoffs are now in session!!!\u201d @ImYourHostVick3 exclaimed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rick Pitino celebrating an Aaron Judge playoff home run <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pvWkHZGm6l\">pic.twitter.com\/pvWkHZGm6l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ryan Cassidy (@ryancassidycbb) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ryancassidycbb\/status\/1846377291460628662?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Judge only needs to see one ball leave the yard for him to enter a hot streak. Perhaps this is the start of another heater from him at the plate, and it could not have come at a better time for the Yankees.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_3_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-3 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Aaron Judge makes history for the Yankees<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Yankees-celebrate-Judge-Torres.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">Aaron Judge, ever since becoming an everyday player for the Yankees in 2017, has been their heaviest hitter \u2014 someone the team relies on to create the bulk of the team&#8217;s run production. Hitting in the playoffs, however,\u00a0hasn&#8217;t exactly come easy to Judge.<\/p>\n<p>Judge had a nightmare 2022 playoff run even after setting the record for most home runs in a single season in AL history. He had a ghastly OPS of .490 in nine playoff games two years ago (38 plate appearances), and it appeared as though he was on track for an encore with the way he has hit the ball thus far in the 2024 postseason.<\/p>\n<p>But perhaps this home run jolts Judge wide awake as the Yankees look to win their first World Series title in 15 years. In fact, as pointed out by Sarah Langs of MLB.com, Judge, with his latest home run against the Guardians, now has the fifth-most home runs in playoff franchise history with 14.<\/p>\n<p>Judge is only trailing the likes of Babe Ruth (15), Mickey Mantle (18), Derek Jeter (20), and Bernie Williams (22) on the all-time Yankees playoff home-run ladder. If that is not an exclusive club, then nothing is.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aaron Judge has finally woken up from his slumber during the Yankees&#8217; playoff run. 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