MLB needs Aaron Judge, even more than the New York Yankees.
Judge, the star right fielder, is just what the doctor ordered. It’s big, strong, black, and has some loot to boot. Just watch him at the plate with his teammates after a home run.
Best of all, Judge has a monster home run bat and plays on the biggest stage in sports.
And before saying that Judge is not new and has been around for years, he has. But not really.
Judge has been hurt, hurt too much to capture the sport and star in the game.
To be sure, there are better versatile players than him, including Mike Trout of the Angels. Most see Trout as the best player in the sport.
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But none have the total package to attract the attention of a nation. That is what the judge has. It’s so good it will get your friend in Detroit to text you: All Rise.
It means that the judge has gone to the patio.
Enter MLB 2020. Yes, it’s baseball at a record pace, you have to see it every night. Get ready for 60 games in 67 days. If you don’t look, you will surely miss something. And this might not be the season you want.
The judge is finally healthy and ready to play. Last night, Judge crushed two home runs in the Yankees’ 6-0 exhibition victory over the New York Mets at Yankee Stadium.
Have Commissioner Rob Manfred say Amen.
Fans all over MLB America had a hard time judging for themselves whether he was, in fact, the guy who moved the needle everywhere.
Judge, who suffered a stress fracture in the ribs during spring training, has missed 110 games in the past two seasons. Last year, he missed 60 games with a taut oblique. In 2018, Judge missed 50 games with a wrist injury.
This season, we could see Judge’s talents for an entire season.
The centerpiece would be for Judge to lead the Yankees to a World Series victory over the star-studded Los Angeles Dodgers in a long-awaited Fall Classic matchup that baseball has not seen since the 1980s.
It would put sport in the spotlight. It would return the Yankees to a championship level. They have not won the title since 2009.
Baseball is always better when the Yankees are good. It is good for business and headlines. Even if fanatical adversaries hate big bad bombers.
And this is not an impossible dream or an illusion. On paper, the Yankees have to be the favorites to win the World Series. Not only are they healthy and have a stacked alignment, but they are also he finally has the ace at the top of his rotation with the free agent signing of Gerrit Cole. The right-hander left Houston to go to the Da Bronx, signing a $ 324 million deal.
Still, this season will be about Judge playing the entire season and acting as he can.
Judge’s glimpses so far have been spectacular and entertaining. He homered on his first MLB at-bat in 2016. Judge also hit 52 home runs and won the American League Rookie of the Year in 2017.
It was at the All-Star Game in Miami that year that Judge performed appropriately to frame. Judge won the HR Derby over third baseman for the Miguel Sano Twins, homered 11 times in the final round. He made Judge the first rookie to ever win the home run contest. After the surprising performance, Manfred said Judge is a player “who can become the face of the game.”
It was not a prisoner comment of the moment. It was perfect.
It is also the reason why the Yankees added the Judge Halls section in the stands for fans to sit in judicial robes. Its appeal is undeniable. The Yankees have never done something like this for another player.
In the brilliant playoff setting, we’ve seen Judge answer the buzzer with big home runs in times of pressure. In fact, Judge homered in his first three postseason games of 2018.
But the Yankees’ inability to make it to the World Series in recent years, and all games lost due to injury, have derailed the venue, front and center of the judge, for all to see.
The loot larger than Judge’s life is also important. If you listen to black and brown kids, the game is not as modern as it used to be.
Judge – who has had the best-selling MLB jersey in the last three seasons – And others like him can change that opinion.
And a new Yankees championship, led by Judge, would be great not only for Yankees fans, but baseball in general as well.
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