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• The Opener: Judge, Torres, Harrison
In case you missed it, Angels outfielder Jo Adell pulled a Jose Canseco on Tuesday against the Rockies (video via MLB). 1. Judge seeing specialist for rib injury Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge is heading for additional tests with a team specialist on the bone bruise in his ribcage, manager Aaron Boone told reporters (h/t Bryan […]...2026
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• An Aaron Judge injury absence would put Yankees’ roster to a telling test

So if the three-time AL MVP is about to miss extended time, the rest of the roster will now be Judged on how they perform in the absence of the Yankees’ best player....2026
• Cam Schlittler turns in rare dud as Aaron Judge-less Yankees battered by Guardians

It all started with Schlittler’s clunker, as he allowed a career-high five runs, four earned, in just 4 ¹/₃ innings....2026
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• Yankees' awful injury luck continues with Aaron Judge update

The New York Yankees can't stay healthy this season....2026
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• Yankees' Judge out with 'nagging' bone bruise
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is day to day with a bone bruise that is causing "nagging" soreness in his right shoulder and will miss Tuesday's game vs. the Guardians....2026
• Yankees reveal concerning injury update on Aaron Judge

New York Yankees star Aaron Judge is dealing with a somewhat concerning injury....2026
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• The Opener: Judge, Torres, Harrison
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• An Aaron Judge injury absence would put Yankees’ roster to a telling test
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• Yankees' awful injury luck continues with Aaron Judge update
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• Yankees reveal concerning injury update on Aaron Judge
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• The last 10

Here's part 2 of my ranking of the Topps flagship sets. In this post I am including the sets issued in the last 10 years' time, 11 sets in all. The more recent sets don't fare very well as you could probably guess. But one gets close to the top 20, and if you know me, you could guess that one, too. When I ranked the sets the last time there were 64 to rank. Now there are 75. ...2026
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• Best Batter Today
Aaron Judge of the Yankees stayed atop the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings with a double and a walk in a 7-4 win over the Rangers. His teammate, Ben Rice, sat out with a hand injury once again and drops to third place. Matt Olson of the Braves moved up to second place with a two […]...2026
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• Preseason Prep - March 16, 2026
Hitters to Target Ben Rice, C, 1B, NYY Only 5 qualified hitters in 2025 posted a HardHit% above 55% and an xSLG north of .500 - Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani, Juan Soto, Kyle Schwarber, and... Ben Rice. And Rice had the lowest strikeout rate of that group. He finished with a 55.8% HardHit% and .557 xSLG last season, both of which were top-10 marks in MLB. He also cut his strikeout rate to a stron...2026
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• Future watch

Twelve years ago I wrote a post about the return of the Topps Future Star(s) label and my lack of appreciation for it when Topps first broke it out in the late 1980s (although it used "Future Stars" to describe its three-player prospect cards at the start of the decade). Since first returning in 2014 -- actually its second return as the Future Stars went on hiatus for 1992 and 1993 befo...2026
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• Spencer Jones optioned to Triple-A camp as Yankees’ wait continues

The path to the big leagues for one of the team’s top prospects was pretty much blocked with an outfield of Cody Bellinger, Trent Grishman and Aaron Judge already set barring injury and Giancarlo Stanton ready to be the team’s DH again....2026
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• Around the Spring Training Sites- Preseason Prep- March 2, 2026
Corbin Carroll- OF- ARI- Carroll is one of the hamate bone brigade who may be ready for Opening Day. He has begun swinging a bat with both hands. Carroll's progression of baseball activity gives him a timetable to be ready to start the regular season with the Diamondbacks. His ADP of 2.03 is almost identical to his FDP of 2.02 and he looks like he will get in a full season. Carroll is projected to...2026
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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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• 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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"; 2018 - Kylie Minogue; 2017 - Aaron Judge; 2016 - Justin Smoak; 2015 - Sandy Koufax; 2014 - Bill Wetmore; 2013 - maybe Josh Donaldson; 2012 - Adron Chambers) "

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"Yankees set franchise record with nine home runs — including three from Aaron Judge — in pummeling of Brewers"

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

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"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."

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

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

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

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"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."

• Playing hard to get

Does it seem like finding the baseball cards you want is like finding a mate these days? It does for me. Oh sure, I can find cards that I like and add them fairly easily. But the ones I really, really want seem more and more elusive. Is it because everyone else wants them, too? Is it like when everyone wanted to go out with that one girl? It feels like that. I've all but...2026
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• MLB home run trends for Tuesday, May 26: Yankees' Aaron Judge leads most-wagered sluggers at DraftKings

Matt Severance looks at the most popular HR player props at DraftKings for Tuesday...2026
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• Aaron Judge offers high praise of Mike Trout following slugfest at Yankee Stadium

Following his club’s much-needed win, which snapped a five-game losing streak, the Yankee captain heaped some high praise Trout’s way....2026
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• Yankees offer a familiar feeling with home opening romp over Marlins

The Yankees (6-1) received power from Aaron Judge and Ben Rice, patience from just about everyone while matching their second-best start through seven decisions....2026
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• Evening Daily News Update: March 26, 2026

IT’S OPENING DAY!The New York Mets put on quite a display at the expense of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Last night, the New York Yankees with a route of the San Francisco Giants, minus Aaron Judge, who offered up an 0 for 5 night with 4 strikeouts. The Milwaukee Brewers are running a Brew-Choo Train on […]...2026
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• After Giants draft miss, Brian Sabean has watched Aaron Judge fulfill MVP promise up close

With three World Series titles and his legacy secured, Sabean doesn’t look back with regret at not picking Judge....2026
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• 'Better than the World Series': Aaron Judge offers bold WBC take

Team USA outfielder Aaron Judge prefers playing in the World Baseball Classic to the Fall Classic....2026
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• Preseason Prep - March 16, 2026
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• Future watch
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• Around the Spring Training Sites- Preseason Prep- March 2, 2026
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• Ryan McMahon fixing his Yankees swing started with three simple words to Aaron Judge

Ryan McMahon was frustrated. His much-discussed new batting stance had not produced immediate results for the Yankees....2026
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• Best Batter Today
Aaron Judge of the Yankees posted a two for four game with a walk and a home run to lead the Yankees to a 12-1 over the Orioles. That kept him in first place in the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings, now 19 points ahead of his idle teammate, Ben Rice. In his last eight games, […]...2026
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• Best Batter Today
Aaron Judge and Ben Rice of the Yankees now rank one and three respectively in the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings. They posted identical game scores of 64 in a 7-2 win over the Orioles. Rice went two for five with a home run and three RBI, while Judge collected two singles and two walks in […]...2026
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• The long and short of it

Last Friday, the baseball socials and various "topical" sports websites were abuzz about MLB's shrinking ballplayers. Since MLB is implementing the ABS (Automated Balls/Strikes System) this season, the league remeasured players to get more exact figures to feed into the computer. That resulted in a lot of players' official heights changing. Gavin Lux sort of became the unofficial r...2026
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• Preseason Prep - March 16, 2026
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• Around the Spring Training Sites- Preseason Prep- March 2, 2026
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• Looking Down the Lists and Also What Happened in 2025- Preseason Prep- February 23, 2026
Spring training games have started. Teams are facing each other. It's still way too early to make any conclusions based on performance in the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues. It's not too, early, however, to start looking down the rosters for team depth. Everyone knows that Shohei, Aaron Judge, Tarik Skubal, and Paul Skenes are important fantasy assets. What is tough is trying to identify the margi...2026
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• Cubs 5, Yankees 2: All-Star Matthew Boyd dominates

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The Cubs lefthander threw his best game of the year. Matthew Boyd, a first-time All-Star this year, won’t be pitching in the Midsummer Classic Tuesday. Fortunately for the Cubs, Boyd put together a classic outing in his Saturday start against the Yankees. He became the first Cubs starter to go eight full innings in 2025, allowing just four hits, and the Cu...2025
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• Bobby Witt Jr. is still a superstar

Sorry Cal! Can’t touch this! | Steven Bisig-Imagn Images Don’t get it twisted; the Royal shortstop is still one of the very best in the game today. There’s been a lot of talk this year about how Bobby Witt Jr.’s 2024 was a fluke and that he just isn’t a superstar, but only very good. And sure, it seemed at times last year that Bobby could singlehandedly carry the Royals to victory and he h...2025
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• Kansas City’s playoff hopes are fading fast

Athletics left fielder Tyler Soderstrom (21) steals second base against Kansas City Royals second baseman Nick Loftin (12) in the fourth inning at Kauffman Stadium. | Peter Aiken-Imagn Images They have to start winning very soon In a game, a “win condition” is a set of actions that, when accomplished, lead to a victory. The phrase has a longer history in card games and role playing games, ...2025
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• Aaron Judge homers in first WBC at-bat in electric Team USA moment

Aaron Judge has officially made his mark on the world stage....2026
• Snyder's Soapbox: Stop throwing Hall of Fame comparisons on kids

Did you hear about the teenager who might, allegedly, be a combo of Aaron Judge, Elly De La Cruz and Yadier Molina?...2026
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• Aaron Judge celebrates second straight MVP title with wife during glamorous NYC date night

Aaron Judge's biggest supporter was by his side for a celebratory Saturday night....2026
• 2025: the best, the worst, the ... haves and the have-nots

In 2025, the hobby started trying to kick me out at every turn. I'm sure it probably started before 2025, but I didn't really notice until this year. And it's not going to succeed. Because I make the rules when it comes to my hobby. Let others play their pretend games, collect their fantasy role-playing products, act like cards are worth more because they're sealed in plastic, claim tha...2026
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• Aaron Judge bloodied after getting hit by Anthony Volpe throw between innings in wild Yankees moment

Just when you thought Anthony Volpe’s current miserable stretch couldn’t get any worse, it did....2025
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• Setting expectations for Jac Caglianone

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images The Royals need power, and Jac has that, but what else can he offer? Jac Caglianone has officially been added to the Royals’ MLB roster, and there is every reason to expect he will start, perhaps in right field, in Tuesday’s series opener in St. Louis. Reactions to this news have ranged from pure joy that the savior has arrived to sheer terror that the Royals...2025
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• Do the Royals really have a problem hitting with RISP?

Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez (13) singles against the Detroit Tigers in the fourth inning at Kauffman Stadium. | Denny Medley-Imagn Images Or is it overblown? Covering a baseball season is a long, sometimes grueling marathon. Fans can tune in and tune out as they please, but the media apparatus attached to it must churn out Content no matter what is...2025
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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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• 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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• Sandy's Successful Shutout - April 2, 2026
Sandy Alcantara, SP (MIA) Quickly putting his 2025 struggles in the rearview mirror, Alcantara delivered the league's first complete game shutout with a dominant performance in just his second start of the season. The Marlins ace needed only 93 pitches to set down the White Sox offense, allowing only three hits and no walks while striking out seven. This follows an impressive season debut in which...2026
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• Preseason Prep - March 16, 2026
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• Looking Down the Lists and Also What Happened in 2025- Preseason Prep- February 23, 2026
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• 2025: the best, the worst, the ... haves and the have-nots
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• Yankees, Mets Face Difficult Trade Decisions in Balancing Present vs. Future
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• After Hot Start, Yankees Looking Like Expected Flawed Roster
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• Grading, Analyzing Alex Rodriguez's Spring Training on Brink of Opening Day
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• Will Yankees Resist Urge to Gut Emerging Farm for Blockbuster Trade?
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• Is MLB's Next Crop of Elite Young Power Hitters About to Arrive?
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• Yankees Need Yoan Moncada Signing to Continue to Build New Future
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• Cam Schlittler turns in rare dud as Aaron Judge-less Yankees battered by Guardians
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• Aaron Judge out for Yankees opener against Guardians in mysterious move

The Yankees are back in action in The Bronx, but Aaron Judge is absent from the lineup....2026
• MLB DFS: Top DraftKings, FanDuel daily Fantasy baseball picks include Aaron Judge on Wednesday, May 27

SportsLine's Mike McClure, a daily Fantasy pro with more than $2 million in winnings, gives optimal MLB DFS lineup advice for Wednesday, May 27...2026
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• Free MLB home run picks, odds for May 12: Aaron Judge in expert's best bets for Tuesday HR player props

SportsLine's Jacob Fetner reveals his best MLB home run props picks for Tuesday, May 12...2026
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• Yankees’ Aaron Judge locked in two-horse AL MVP race one month into 2026 season

Aaron Judge has some stiff competition early on for the 2026 American League MVP award....2026
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• Aaron Judge, Munetaka Murakami are early leaders in MLB's HR race

A handful of hitters are posting home run rates that, if you stretched them out over a full season, would land in territory usually only discussed in MVP debates and record books....2026
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• Free MLB home run picks, odds for April 23: Expert likes Aaron Judge in top HR player prop bets on Thursday

SportsLine MLB expert Adam Thompson locks in his best home run prop bets for Thursday, April 23...2026
• Aaron Judge’s early home runs spurring Yankees’ starts

Aaron Judge has gotten off to a nice start in the early going, which has been keyed by starting early....2026
• 5 Bold MLB Predictions This Week, including Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge

MLB Predictions This Week: Dive into a few of our bold predictions for games on the MLB schedule this week....2026
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• Best Batter Today
Aaron Judge of the Yankees stayed atop the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings with a double in four trips to the plate in a 7-1 Angels win. Mike Trout homered again to start the Angels scoring, and Trout now ranks 47th after starting the season at 111. Yandy Diaz of the Rays remained in second place […]...2026
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• The long and short of it
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• These are the reasons why Kyle Tucker received $60 million a year — even if it’s shocking

Kyle Tucker is making $20 million more per season than Aaron Judge, who has three MVPs to his name....2026
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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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