Breaking news: Aaron Judge reveals the main reason why the Yankees’ postseason struggles stand in the way of their success.
Does Aaron Judge rank among the greatest New York Yankees of all time? Despite establishing the AL’s all-time home run record with 62 in 2022, winning two American League MVP awards, and being selected to six All-Star teams, Judge doesn’t think he belongs in that pantheon, and he attributes this to his lack of postseason success.
In the regular season, Judge performs like Superman, but in October, things are very different. He’s only hitting.205/.318/.415 in 58 playoff games, with 16 home runs and 86 strikeouts.
He struck out 21 batters in 14 games while hitting.154 in the ALDS,.167 in the ALCS, and.222 in the World Series during New York’s march to the championship game last year.
It’s nothing compared to the 27 titles that the team has won thanks to the efforts of icons like Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Reggie Jackson, and Derek Jeter.
According to Yankees insider Randy Miller of NJ Advanced Media, Judge doesn’t think he belongs on Yankees Mount Rushmore because of his poor playoff performance.
Miller observes, “He knows the great Yankees all won World Series.” “At this time, he doesn’t believe he belongs in that status.”
Miller claims that Judge is motivated to disprove skeptics by his October failures.
He is troubled by the criticism of his postseason performance. “That gives him additional motivation,” Miller says.
Judge will eventually have his October moment, Miller continues.
“I simply cannot fathom Judge not having a postseason game where he simply disappears.”
Judge is poised to win MVP for the third time thanks to his incredible start to the season. But in October, it won’t mean nearly as much as hoisting that World Series trophy above his head.
