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• What Could Pete Alonso’s Market Look Like On A Short-Term Deal?

As the offseason wears on, talk about a potential short-term deal for Pete Alonso only intensifies. The slugger is one of the sport's most prolific home run hitters, second only to Aaron Judge dating back to Alonso's 2019 MLB debut. He's a consistent 30- or 40-homer presence who's anchored the middle of the Mets' lineup…...2025
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• Back to the everyday

If you collect cards and have been on your favorite social media site today, you know that 2025 Topps flagship images made their debut.The first images are appearing about a month before flagship's scheduled release, which is Feb. 12. This is the new pattern for Topps, it seems. The 2024 design dropped a month before release date, too. Aaron Judge is the cover boy for the box and for t...2025
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• Tuesday Rockpile: ZiPS and the 2025 Colorado Rockies

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, January 7, 2025 With the holidays in the rear-view mirror and baseball players preparing for Spring Training, it’s probably time to turn to FanGraphs 2025 ZiPS projections for the Colorado Rockies. Dan Szymborski’s projections merit the refined baseball fan’s attention, and I always appreciate the fact that...2025
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• Jasson Dominguez faces spring competition from two Yankees prospects

On paper, the Yankees’ 2025 outfield appears set, with Aaron Judge in right, Cody Bellinger in center and Jasson Dominguez in left. However, two Yankees prospects will have the opportunity to take left field from Dominguez come spring training: Spencer Jones and Everson Pereira....2025
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for January 4, 2024

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images What’s next for the Royals in 2025? Jaylon Thompson writes about things to look for with the Royals in 2025. Witt produced another historic campaign in 2024. He led Major League Baseball with a .332 batting average and 211 hits. He added 32 home runs, 31 steals and 109 RBIs in 161 games. For that, Witt secured multiple awards. He won a Gold Glove, Silve...2025
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• 2024: the best, the worst, the ... last of the real ones?

Greetings in the last few hours of what I think was the very real year of 2024.It's difficult to tell what's real and what's not these days. Just yesterday I saw a report that said the brilliant minds that run Facebook and Instagram plan to infiltrate both social media sites with AI-generated users. This kind of stuff freaks me out. I've seen very real cases of people I know being fooled by...2025
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• It’s time for Bobby to play some ball

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images The phenom has been given a large platform, but has failed to deliver thus far. What if they held a playoff series, and no stars showed up? The American League Division Series was hyped as a platform for two of the game’s best players - Aaron Judge and Bobby Witt Jr. Each of them also had a second banana in the lineup worthy of the spotlight as well - Juan Soto h...2024
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• Braves News: Charlie Morton Shines in Brutal Loss, A Rare Implosion from Rasiel Iglesias, more

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Another disappointing Sunday for Atlanta. Overall, it is hard to deny it has a been a good weekend for the Braves. Unfortunately, it is also hard to deny it was a big missed opportunity for the Braves in their 9-2 loss to the Dodgers on Sunday night. In a span of less than 30 minutes, though it felt like several hours, the Braves went from runners on s...2024
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• Bobby Witt Jr. is putting together an MVP-caliber season at the wrong time

Photo by Kevin M. Cox/Getty Images Bobby Witt Jr. has had one of the best seasons ever for a shortstop, but it will be hard to overtake Aaron Judge in the MVP race. Bobby Witt is having an all-time great season, especially for a shortstop. Going back to 1969, only two shortstops have put up more than 10 fWAR, 1991 Cal Ripken Jr. and 2002 Alex Rodriguez. For bWAR there are three including ...2024
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• Is Kauffman Stadium going to cost Bobby Witt Jr. the MVP?

Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images Kauffman Stadium home run suppression is making it harder for Bobby Witt Jr. to make his case. Before I start down this path, just know that Aaron Judge is having an unbelievable season the likes of which are rarely seen. If Bobby Witt Jr. ends up losing the MVP to a guy slugging over .700, it is not the end of the world. Still, Bobby is al...2024
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• Judge: Toe will require 'constant maintenance'

After missing 42 games with a torn ligament in his right big toe last season, Aaron Judge says the injury will require "constant maintenance" the rest of his career....2024
• Aaron Judge injury update: Yankees slugger takes live batting practice for first time since hurting toe

'It seemed like a good day all around,' manager Aaron Boone said...2023
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• A few midseason thoughts about David Ross as Cubs manager
Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images How does the Cubs skipper stack up as we head to the season’s second half? A number of BCB readers have suggested, not just this year but in the past, that when I issue grades for the players at midseason, I should also rate the manager and coaching staff. Truth be told, I just don’t know enough about many members of the coaching staff to assign a grade. H...2023
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• Aaron Judge injury update: Yankees slugger reveals he has a torn ligament in toe, no timetable for return

Judge injured his toe crashing through a wall in Los Angeles on June 3...2023

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• Royals win ALDS game 2 with one big inning and excellent pitching

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez (13) reacts after a solo home run against the New York Yankees in the fourth inning during game two of the ALDS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Yankee Stadium. | Brad Penner-Imagn Images And a Salvador Perez home run! This series was supposed to be a quick and easy one for the New York Yankees. It has not been. New York barely managed to escape the fi...2024
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"592421+00:00 ★ ★ ★ Stat of the Week: 2024 Year-End Awards | SportsInfo Solutions It comes as no surprise that Aaron Judge would earn the SIS the “Hard Hitter Award” for the third consecutive year, given that he recorded a hard-hit ball on 48% of his batted balls."

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"WATCH: Yankees' Aaron Judge hits 50th home run, becomes fifth player in MLB history with three 50-homer years"

2023
"Reigning AL MVP Aaron Judge said he has a torn toe ligament."

2022
"New York Yankees star Aaron Judge hit his 62nd home run Tuesday night, setting the American League's single-season record and passing Roger Maris in the history books with a long ball against the Rangers during a doubleheader in Texas."

2021
"LOOK: Yankees' Aaron Judge shows off custom cleats for Field of Dreams game"

2020
"Aaron Judge is out indefinitely with a broken rib."

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"— Aaron Judge (@TheJudge44) Dece mber 11, 2019"

2018
"The middle of the Yankees' lineup already contains two sluggers who resemble middle linebackers in Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton."

2017
"Aaron Judge homered and delivered a game-tying hit, while Gary Sanchez crushed the go-ahead double in a decisive four-run eighth as the Yankees stunned the Astros with a 6-4 victory in Game 4 on Tuesday to even the American League Championship Series at two games apiece."

2016
"Wrapping up an otherwise successful year, Yankees top prospect Aaron Judge noticed that pitchers at the Triple-A level seemed to be more confident nibbling at the corners of the strike zone with their offspeed pitches, reducing the number of meaty fastballs available to be mashed."

2015
"With two outs in the top of the ninth, Yankees Number 5 prospect Aaron Judge knotted the score with a three-run homer."

2014
"Power-hitting Yankees outfield prospect Aaron Judge has been selected to represent the East Division in the Arizona Fall League's Fall Stars Game, which can be seen at 8 p."

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• Bobby Witt Jr. finishes second in AL MVP voting

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Aaron Judge takes home MVP honors. Bobby Witt Jr. finished second in MVP voting to Yankees slugger Aaron Judge, the unanimous winner. Witt finished second on all 30 ballots, making it just the second time one player received all the first-place votes and the runner-up got all the second-place votes, the other time occurring last year with Ronald Acuna Jr. ...2024
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• Bobby Witt Jr. named MVP finalist, Seth Lugo up for Cy Young

Denny Medley-Imagn Images Matt Quatraro is up for Manager of the Year Improving by 30 wins and making a surprise playoff appearance is earning the Royals some accolades. Bobby Witt Jr. has just enjoyed one of the best seasons in Royals history, and to no surprise, he has been named a finalist for the American League MVP award. Pitcher Seth Lugo has been named a Cy Young Award finalist in h...2024
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• A weekend to celebrate Cubs legends Anthony Rizzo, Kerry Wood and Aramis Ramirez delivered

Anthony Rizzo acknowledges fans before the Yankees took two of three from the Cubs at Wrigley Field | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images ... even as the team on the field fell short. I’ve been at the return game for every 2016 Cubs hero, and they’ve all delivered. The montages put together by the Cubs were on point. The crowd understood the assignment and delivered long standing ovations. Occa...2024
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• Yankees 2, Cubs 0: Two mistakes

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The Yankees are a very good team. You can’t make mistakes and beat them, and that was the lesson learned Saturday. The Yankees shut out the Cubs 2-0 on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field, and before I get to the two mistakes noted in the headline to this recap, a couple of shutout facts from BCB’s JohnW53: This was the 11th home game of the y...2024
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• Bobby Witt Jr. is putting together an MVP-caliber season at the wrong time
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• Bobby Witt Jr. season should net Royals extra draft pick

Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images A top three MVP finish would bring the Royals a PPI Pick. Entering the season, it seemed possible but unlikely that Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. could bring an MVP to the City of Fountains. Sure, he was fantastic over 2023’s second half, but I’m not certain anyone expected him to become this good, this fast. Witt’s age-24 season has seen...2024
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• Braves News: Charlie Morton Shines in Brutal Loss, A Rare Implosion from Rasiel Iglesias, more
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• Kansas City’s bullpen breaks down, Yankees defeat Royals 10-4

Austin Wells #28 of the New York Yankees reacts after his seventh inning three-run home run against the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium on September 09, 2024 in the Bronx borough of New York City. | Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Not great The Kansas City Royals are playing a multilevel series against the New York Yankees: not only are the Royals trying to clinch a playoff spot, bu...2024
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• A weekend to celebrate Cubs legends Anthony Rizzo, Kerry Wood and Aramis Ramirez delivered
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• Bobby Witt Jr. is putting together an MVP-caliber season at the wrong time
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• Bobby Witt Jr. season should net Royals extra draft pick
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• Matt Olson, Ronald Acuña Jr. among 6 Braves’ finalists for this year’s Silver Slugger Awards

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images The Atlanta Braves are well represented among the nominees for this season’s Silver Slugger Awards Louisville Slugger announced Thursday the finalists for the Silver Slugger Awards in the American and National Leagues. The Atlanta Braves are well represented with six finalists in Matt Olson, Ozzie Albies, Austin Riley, Ronald Acuña Jr, Sean Murphy and Marcell ...2023
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• A few midseason thoughts about David Ross as Cubs manager
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• Cubs leadoff hitter Mike Tauchman: We’re Tauch-ing about on-base percentage here
Mike Tauchman celebrates after scoring against the Pirates last week in Pittsburgh | Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images A closer look at the unique offensive profile for the Cubs’ new leadoff hitter It’s undeniable that one of the key components of the recent turnaround in the fortunes has been the plate presence of Mike Tauchman at top of the Cubs lineup against right-handed pitchers. ...2023
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• The 2023 Braves are superlatively well-rounded
Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images There’s a big reason they’re arguably the best team, on paper, ahead of the 2023 season You may have missed it, but hopefully you didn’t: earlier this week, the Fangraphs Playoff Odds function for the 2023 season officially went live. While this particular feature has only been around since the mid-2010s, there’s a cool thing about...2023
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• 2024: the best, the worst, the ... last of the real ones?
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• Royals win ALDS game 2 with one big inning and excellent pitching
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• Royals lose seesaw affair, 6-5

Kansas City Royals pitcher John Schreiber (46) reacts during the fifth inning against the New York Yankees during game one of the ALDS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Yankee Stadium. | Brad Penner-Imagn Images Neither team’s best MVP candidate could come up with a hit in this one From the first inning it was obvious that neither team was going to be content to have one of the low-scoring affa...2024
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• A weekend to celebrate Cubs legends Anthony Rizzo, Kerry Wood and Aramis Ramirez delivered
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• Cubs leadoff hitter Mike Tauchman: We’re Tauch-ing about on-base percentage here
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• Aaron Judge feels New York’s love with Yankees serenade at Drake concert
There are certain benefits to being a New York Yankee for life, even if the heat of the moment might get a little dicey from time to time. When Aaron Judge was scuffling midway through the 2022 postseason, ultimately resulting in a four-game ALCS sweep at the hands of the Houston Astros, the crowd voiced […] Aaron Judge feels New York’s love with Yankees serenade at Drake concert - Yan...2023
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• Aaron Judge rejecting Padres’ massive offer proves Yankees legacy was on the line
Aaron Judge will remain a New York Yankee for (presumably) the remainder of his baseball career. Rejoice. But the stress of him potentially leaving was real. For a moment, he was apparently a San Francicso Giant. Or … wait. That was Arson Judge. But the Giants weren’t the only bidder. There were multiple “mystery” teams […] Aaron Judge rejecting Padres’ massive ...2022
• Aaron Judge meets youngster, Blue Jays fan from ‘moment seen around the world’

TORONTO — Aaron Judge got to meet likely his biggest fan of all on Wednesday at Rogers Centre. A day after the heart-warming scene of 9-year-old Yankees fan Derek Rodriguez hugging Mike Lanzillotta — the Blue Jays fan who came away with Judge’s home-run ball in the sixth inning of Tuesday’s game before giving the......2022
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• Judge helps Yanks rise in 8th to even ALCS
These "Baby Bombers" just don't quit. Aaron Judge homered and delivered a game-tying hit, while Gary Sanchez crushed the go-ahead double in a decisive four-run eighth as the Yankees stunned the Astros with a 6-4 victory in Game 4 on Tuesday to even the American League Championship Series at two games apiece....2017
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• Judge helps Yanks rise in 8th to even ALCS
These "Baby Bombers" just don't quit. Aaron Judge homered and delivered a game-tying hit, while Gary Sanchez crushed the go-ahead double in a decisive four-run eighth as the Yankees stunned the Astros with a 6-4 victory in Game 4 on Tuesday to even the American League Championship Series at two games apiece....2017
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• Yanks bank early runs to force G5 with Tribe
Luis Severino struck out nine over seven strong innings, Aaron Judge mashed a two-run double and Gary Sanchez homered as the Yankees rolled to a 7-3 win over the Indians on Monday night in Game 4 of the American League Division Series presented by Doosan....2017
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• Yanks bank early runs to force G5 with Tribe
Luis Severino struck out nine over seven strong innings, Aaron Judge mashed a two-run double and Gary Sanchez homered as the Yankees rolled to a 7-3 win over the Indians on Monday night in Game 4 of the American League Division Series presented by Doosan....2017
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• Yanks, Judge make Astros CC sick in G3
Aaron Judge crushed a three-run homer and made several splendid defensive plays, including a fearless crash into the right-field wall, as he made his presence felt by powering the Yankees' surge in an 8-1 victory over the Astros in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series presented by Camping World....2017
• Yanks, Judge make Astros CC sick in G3
Aaron Judge crushed a three-run homer and made several splendid defensive plays, including a fearless crash into the right-field wall, as he made his presence felt by powering the Yankees' surge in an 8-1 victory over the Astros in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series presented by Camping World....2017
• Rise! Judge leads way as Yanks make it 2-1
Aaron Judge crushed a three-run homer and made several splendid defensive plays, including a fearless crash into the right-field wall, as he made his presence felt by powering the Yankees' surge in an 8-1 victory over the Astros in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series presented by Camping World....2017
• Rise! Judge leads way as Yanks make it 2-1
Aaron Judge crushed a three-run homer and made several splendid defensive plays, including a fearless crash into the right-field wall, as he made his presence felt by powering the Yankees' surge in an 8-1 victory over the Astros in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series presented by Camping World....2017

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• What Could Pete Alonso’s Market Look Like On A Short-Term Deal?
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• Jasson Dominguez faces spring competition from two Yankees prospects
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• Bobby Witt Jr. named MVP finalist, Seth Lugo up for Cy Young
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• Yankees' Aaron Boone has two-word answer to idea of moving struggling Aaron Judge down in World Series lineup

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• Chris Sale wins Sporting News NL Comeback Player of the Year Award

Photo by Kevin D. Liles./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Chris Sale and Raisel Iglesias were also named as pitchers for The Sporting News NL All-Star Team, as well! Despite the fact that the World Series hasn’t even started yet, that hasn’t stopped award season from kicking off and the first organization to announce their winners is the Sporting News. They’ve also announced their All-Star team...2024
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• Royals lose a tough fought game 3

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Good game, bad outcome For the third game in a row, the Royals and Yankees have played a PLAYOFF baseball game. Plate appearances all feel valuable, and runs are really hard to scratch across the plate. The starters were pulled early and then a parade a relievers and eventually pinch hitters were brought on to find any advantage possible. Kansas City had ...2024
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• How missteps by Yankees ownership, Brian Cashman have led to New York's shocking decline since 2017

The Yankees, currently in last place, have failed to build a winner around Aaron Judge in the last six years...2023
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• Yankees sign Aaron Judge to mega-deal after terrifying Giants buzz
New York Yankees fans, your long, national nightmare is over. Those 15 hours where Aaron Judge signing with the San Francisco Giants felt inevitable have wrapped up in a tidy bow, with Mitch Haniger by the Bay and a new captain in the Bronx. Wednesday will surely be a day of celebration and details galore, […] Yankees sign Aaron Judge to mega-deal after terrifying Giants buzz - Yanks Go Yard...2022
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• Aaron Judge on Jose Altuve-like jersey tug: ‘Pretty chilly’ park

Aaron Judge returned to Houston with a bang — and created plenty of buzz with his trip around the bases after hitting a home run....2021
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• Yankees' Aaron Judge appears to mock Jose Altuve with jersey tug during home run trot vs. Astros
Judge still harbors bad feelings about the sign-stealing scandal, it seems...2021
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• Aaron Judge appears to take dig at Jose Altuve during home-run trot

After hitting a home run Aaron Judge took an apparent dig at Jose Altuve, who famously grabbed his jersey frantically after his walkoff homer in Game 6 of the ALCS in 2019, when many believe Altuve was wearing a buzzer....2021
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• Judge: Astros 'cheated' and 'didn't earn' 2017 title
Aaron Judge didn't mince words when addressing the Astros' sign-stealing scandal on Monday, saying Houston's 2017 World Series title "wasn't earned" and that the players involved in the scheme should have been punished....2020
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• Aaron Judge says Astros' World Series title, Jose Altuve's MVP award are diminished by cheating scandal
The Yankees' slugger and 2017 AL MVP runner-up shared his thoughts on the sign-stealing scandal...2020
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• Aaron Judge: ‘No regrets’ over ‘New York, New York’ Fenway fracas
Aaron Judge spawned a scandal steeped in the heated New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox rivalry last fall during the teams’ ALDS showdown, but the Bronx Bomber has “no regrets” over the controversy. Judge spawned what was referred to as “New York, New York”-gate with his DJ decisions following the Yankees’ victory over the Red Sox in Game 2 of the ALDS. The superstar slugger played the iconic Frank Si...2019
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• Yankees Facing Most Important Trade Deadline of the Brian Cashman Era
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• How the Yankees Can Turn Brett Gardner into a Key Pitching Upgrade
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