<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/yankees-news-aaron-judge-message-fans-new-york-alcs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Aaron Judge’s 3-word message to fans amid Yankees’ 2-0 ALCS lead');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Aaron-Judges-3-word-message-to-fans-after-2-0-ALCS-lead.jpg"></figure><h1>Aaron Judge’s 3-word message to fans amid Yankees’ 2-0 ALCS lead</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-16T06:29:41-07:00">October 16th, 6:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-16T06:34:16-07:00">October 16th, 6:34am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series to clinch a 2-0 series lead. New York still has work to do in the best-of-seven series, but they are in a great position at the moment. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-aaron-judge-has-fans-going-bonkers-after-first-2024-mlb-playoffs-home-run">Aaron Judge, who hit his first 2024 postseason home run in Game 2</a>, <a href="https://x.com/MLBNetwork/status/1846406799840207032" rel="noopener">sent a three-word message</a> to fans amid the Yankees’ series lead.</p><p>“Keep showing up,” Judge said, via MLB Network.</p><p>“That’s what it’s about,” Judge added. “Yesterday was a little light, but today was better so let’s just keep it like that.”</p><h2><b>Aaron Judge, Yankees leading ALCS</b></h2><p>The Yankees simply appear to be the better team. Cleveland exceeded expectations in 2024. Fans were not sure what to expect from the Guardians with first year manager Stephen Vogt taking over head coaching duties. An inexperienced manager and a young roster often do not lead to success, yet the Guardians proved the doubters wrong and ultimately clinched the American League Central Division title.</p><p>The Guardians finished with the second best record in the AL as well. Aaron Judge and the Yankees had the best record in the league, though.</p><p>Cleveland’s inexperience has displayed itself in the series. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-1-stephen-vogt-decision-vs-yankees-chris-rose-response">Vogt has made some head-scratching decisions in the series</a>. Yankees manager Aaron Boone receives criticism at times, but he has managed in the postseason before and knows what to expect.</p><p>It needs to be noted that Vogt managed well throughout the season, especially for a first year head coach. Additionally, he is not the only one to blame for the Guardians’ ALCS deficit. The offense is struggling and the defense has experienced some forgettable moments.</p><p>Of course, stars such as Aaron Judge and Juan Soto have stepped up for a Yankees team that is looking to win the World Series. New York has not earned a Fall Classic victory since 2009, which feels like an eternity in New York. Meanwhile, the Guardians are trying to win their first World Series since 1948.</p><p>So will the Guardians bounce back? Is there hope for this Cleveland ball club? The Yankees are unquestionably in the driver’s seat, but anything can happen in the MLB playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Aaron Judge’s 3-word message to fans amid Yankees’ 2-0 ALCS lead

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/yankees-news-aaron-judge-reacts-guardians-bold-juan-soto-tactic');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees’ Aaron Judge reacts to Guardians’ bold Juan Soto tactic');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Yankees-news-Aaron-Judge-reacts-to-Guardians-bold-Juan-Soto-tactic-.jpg"></figure><h1>Yankees’ Aaron Judge reacts to Guardians’ bold Juan Soto tactic</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-16T00:55:26-07:00">October 16th, 12:55am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-16T00:55:26-07:00">October 16th, 12:55am</time><address><a>Michael Aaron Gomez</a>Michael Aaron Gomez is a creative writer and longtime NBA fan. He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Yankees have taken a 2-0 lead in their ALCS series versus the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday, partly because <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-aaron-judge-has-fans-going-bonkers-after-first-2024-mlb-playoffs-home-run">Aaron Judge finally hit his first homer</a> of the postseason. The hitter’s two-run homer also put the finishing touches on a 6-3 win that pushed the Yankees to within two games of the World Series. Meanwhile, Aaron Judge also reacted to the Guardians’ bold tactic in Game 2 of walking Juan Soto to load up the bases before his sacrifice fly put the Yankees up 3-0.</p><p>“You want to try to get a double-play ball. You want to try to get two outs with one pitch,” Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said, <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/401701051" rel="noopener">via a report</a> from the Associated Press.</p><p>When he heard this comment, Judge put himself in his opponent’s shoes.</p><p>“I would probably walk him, too,” he said. During the season, Judge led the MLB with 58 homeruns and 144 RBI.</p><h2><b>ALCS Game 2: Yankees def. Guardians, Yankees lead series 2-0</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Aaron-Judge-and-Juan-Soto-celebrating-an-ALCS-win.jpg"><figcaption>© Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Throughout the postseason, Aaron Judge’s bats have gone cold, but that didn’t stop the Yankees from advancing to the ALCS, even taking a 2-0 lead over the Guardians after Game 2. Fortunately, Juan Soto and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-fans-harsh-aaron-judge-take-giancarlo-stantons-hr-vs-royals">Giancarlo Stanton have shown up</a> so far, while <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-luke-weaver-completes-wild-mlb-feat-2000-mariano-rivera">Luke Weaver entered MLB history</a> in their Game 1 of the ALCS.</p><p>Still, the team knows they must play better if they want to win it all this year, and first baseman Anthony Rizzo admitted as much. For his part, Rizzo had a gutsy performance in Game 2, giving the team a pair of hits shortly after recovering from broken fingers.</p><p>“We’re not satisfied. We know the Guardians are a very, very good ball club, and being up two games means nothing to us,” he said, <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/10/15/sports/aaron-judge-finally-has-his-postseason-moment-as-yankees-in-control-of-alcs/" rel="noopener">via a report</a> from Greg Joyce for the New York Post.</p><p>Noting that they’ll play the next three (if necessary) games at Cleveland, he kept his focus on the next one. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-anthony-rizzo-returns-lineup-after-missing-alds">Rizzo had missed the ALDS</a> due to his injury.</p><p>“We need to go into [Cleveland], it’s going to be hostile, and take care of business,” he added.</p><p>Meanwhile, Aaron Judge’s 14th career home run came off a fastball from Hunter Gaddis in the seventh inning, extending the Yankees’ 4-2 lead.</p><p>“It was a big swing to kind of give us that cushion,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said of the likely AL MVP’s homer. “The bench was pretty pumped when that happened.”</p><h2><b>Looking ahead</b></h2><p>Both teams get a day off before heading to Cleveland for Game 3. This is also the first time the Yankees hold a 2-0 series lead in the ALCS since 2009 against the Los Angeles Angels.</p><p>Moreover, the Yankees also went on to win their 27th World Series championship that year. Can history rhyme for the Yankees, led by Aaron Judge and Juan Soto, or can the Guardians write another chapter?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees’ Aaron Judge reacts to Guardians’ bold Juan Soto tactic

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/yankees-news-aaron-judge-has-fans-going-bonkers-after-first-2024-mlb-playoffs-home-run');   ga('set', 'title', 'Aaron Judge has Yankees fans going bonkers after first 2024 MLB playoffs home run');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img 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"></figure><h1>Aaron Judge has Yankees fans going bonkers after first 2024 MLB playoffs home run</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-15T20:08:59-07:00">October 15th, 8:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-15T20:08:59-07:00">October 15th, 8:08pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For a stretch during the regular season, Aaron Judge had 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 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-new-york-fans-checks-juan-soto-alcs-game-2-guardians">Game 2 of the New York Yankees</a>‘ ALCS clash against the Cleveland Guardians, the 6’7″ slugger hasn’t yet hit a home run in this year’s playoffs. But with one swing of the bat on Tuesday night, Judge has finally risen.</p><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 <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1846376559340392631" rel="noopener">double their advantage</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">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><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1846376559340392631?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Judge, prior to tonight’s ballgame, has been hitting .133 with an <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask/aaron-judge-2024-playoff-ops-until-october-14-2024" rel="noopener">OPS of .564</a> — a steep downfall from his usual level. It’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 <a href="https://x.com/AtlasPharaoh/status/1846379622596071852" rel="noopener">hyped up</a> for what it means for the Yankees’ potential World Series run.</p><p>“HE DID IT HE FINALLY DID IT AARON JUDGE FINALLY GETS A HOMER,” X user @AtlasPharaoh wrote.</p><p>“Everybody Gansta Until Aaron Judge starts hitting home runs in October,” @404raheem added.</p><p>“All rise for the honorable Aaron Judge. The playoffs are now in session!!!” @ImYourHostVick3 exclaimed.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Rick Pitino celebrating an Aaron Judge playoff home run <a href="https://t.co/pvWkHZGm6l">pic.twitter.com/pvWkHZGm6l</a></p><p>— Ryan Cassidy (@ryancassidycbb) <a href="https://twitter.com/ryancassidycbb/status/1846377291460628662?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><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><h2>Aaron Judge makes history for the Yankees</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Yankees-celebrate-Judge-Torres.jpg"></figure><p>Aaron Judge, ever since becoming an everyday player for the Yankees in 2017, has been their heaviest hitter — someone the team relies on to create the bulk of the team’s run production. Hitting in the playoffs, however, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-aaron-judge-not-feeling-good-royals-series">hasn’t exactly come easy to Judge</a>.</p><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><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><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><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Aaron Judge has Yankees fans going bonkers after first 2024 MLB playoffs home run

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/yankees-news-aaron-mets-world-series-matchup');   ga('set', 'title', 'Aaron Judge dishes on potential Yankees-Mets World Series matchup');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/10-11-24-yankees-mets-featured.jpeg"></figure><h1>Aaron Judge dishes on potential Yankees-Mets World Series matchup</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-11T09:54:19-07:00">October 11th, 9:54am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-11T09:54:41-07:00">October 11th, 9:54am</time><address><a>David Korn</a>David Korn is an MLB associate editor at ClutchPoints. He is also a producer at MLB Network Radio and covers college basketball for A10Talk. David graduated from George Washington in 2023, where he was the radio play-by-play broadcaster for their Men's and Women's Basketball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-alex-verdugo-subtle-warning-alcs-opponent">New York Yankees punched their ticket to the ALCS</a> after beating the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Thursday. The Yankees are now one step closer to the World Series, where they could have the opportunity to face off against their crosstown rivals, the New York Mets, who clinched a spot in the NLCS on Wednesday.</p><p>Yankees superstar Aaron Judge spoke about <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5836091/2024/10/11/yankees-mets-lcs-playoffs-subway-series/" rel="noopener">the potential</a> Subway Series World Series matchup following the Game 4 win on Thursday to Tyler Kepner of The Athletic.</p><p>“It’s going to be definitely a fun time in New York, man,” Judge said. “They’re having a great season, and it’s going to be fun to look forward to, down the road, getting a chance to face them again.”</p><p>A Yankees-Mets subway series would be a dream come true for New York sports fans. This is just the third time in Major League Baseball history that the two New York baseball teams have been in the Championship Series at the same time, the other instances occurring in 1999 and 2000. They have only met in the World Series once–in 2000 when the Yankees beat the Mets in five games.</p><p>In two series against each other in the regular season this year, the Mets had the clear advantage. The Mets went 4-0 against the Yankees, sweeping them in each two-game series and outscoring them 36-14.</p><h2><b>What needs to happen for the New York Yankees and New York Mets to face each other in the World Series</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/10-11-24-judge-image.jpeg"><figcaption>© Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Yankees and Mets are both waiting to see who their Championship Series opponents will be. For the Mets, they know that they are going to have to travel to California for Games 1 and 2, it just depends on Friday’s NLDS Game 5 to see whether or not they will go to Los Angeles to face the Dodgers or to San Diego to face the Padres. For the Yankees, they will host the winner of Saturday’s ALDS Game 5 between the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Guardians.</p><p>At first glance, it appears that the Yankees have a slightly easier path to the World Series than the Mets. They will have home field advantage, and the Guardians and Tigers both appear more beatable than both the Padres or Dodgers.</p><p>However, it is undeniable that the Mets have a “team of destiny” vibe to them right now. From Grimace, to OMG, to the new “Playoff Pumpkin,” and most importantly, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-francisco-lindor-breaks-internet-dagger-phillies">Mets’ ability to always get the timely late-inning hit</a>, there is something special happening in Queens.</p><p>Aaron Judge is absolutely right. Whether you are a Yankees fan or a Mets fan, these next few weeks in New York City will be “a fun time.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Aaron Judge dishes on potential Yankees-Mets World Series matchup

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He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Yankees are now one win away from advancing to the ALCS after Giancarlo Stanton’s game-winning solo homer in Game 3 of their ALDS series versus the Kansas City Royals. Thanks to Stanton’s homer, the Yankees have overcome another game of their listless offense that has featured an anemic <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/did-yankees-aaron-judge-just-have-the-goat-right-handed-hitting-season">Aaron Judge, who’s had an extraordinary season</a>. Moreover, his struggles have even led some Yankees fans to turn on him in favor of the guy who beat the Royals in Game 3 of the ALDS.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">GIANCARLO STANTON WITH A GO-AHEAD HOME RUN IN THE 8TH INNING 🤯</p><p> <a href="https://t.co/B7HruUIU4c">pic.twitter.com/B7HruUIU4c</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1844190244440268972?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>In the eighth inning, Stanton hit the go-ahead homer at Kauffman Stadium to give the Yankees a shot to close out the ALDS on the road in Game 4.</p><h2><b>ALDS Game 3: Yankees def. Royals, Yankees lead 2-1</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Giancarlo-Stanton-celebrating-with-Aaron-Judge.jpg"><figcaption>© Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Before Game 3 against the Royals, Yankees hitter Judge has only a single hit, an infield single in Game 2. Besides this hit, he has not contributed at all to the team’s offense, leaving Stanton to bail him out.</p><p>Fans have noticed Judge’s poor showing and commented accordingly.</p><p>First, user @JoshuaJamesNY suggested the Yankees outfielder should <a href="https://x.com/JoshuaJamesNY/status/1844191311433433468" rel="noopener">try a different career path</a>.</p><p>“At this point Judge should be handing out water to rest of team and fanning Stanton when he’s on the bench. Maybe rubbing [Tommy] Kahnle’s arm too,” he posted on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Next, the user @graham_piro uploaded a meme of Thanos, referring to Stanton’s heroics.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Giancarlo Stanton to Aaron Judge <a href="https://t.co/4il4vqGJCp">pic.twitter.com/4il4vqGJCp</a></p><p>— Graham Piro (@graham_piro) <a href="https://twitter.com/graham_piro/status/1844191307247612200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>This X user, named Larry, was blunt and called Judge a “<a href="https://x.com/33356xxx/status/1844191202184397101" rel="noopener">choke artist</a>” while calling Stanton “clutch.” Meanwhile, another user @VikFishTales <a href="https://x.com/VikFishTales/status/1844191186262827512" rel="noopener">agreed and said</a>, “Stanton &gt; Judge.”</p><p>Another user @TroofTellah <a href="https://x.com/TroofTellah/status/1844191132969992639" rel="noopener">agreed with both commenters</a> and joked, “LMFAO Stanton so much better than Shaaron Judge.”</p><p>Finally, @JCMF2424 chided Judge cheering on the sidelines for his teammate’s game-winning homer.</p><p>“Yeah Judge you better be pumped for [Giancarlo] Stanton, if this holds he saved your f**king ass,” the commenter said.</p><p>As recently as Game 2, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-aaron-judge-not-feeling-good-royals-series">Aaron Judge said he wasn’t “feeling good”</a> if he wasn’t making hits, marking a serious drop-off from his history-making regular season performance.</p><p>Besides Stanton, maybe he should also thank <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-jazz-chisholm-jr-says-royals-just-got-lucky-in-game-2">Jazz Chisholm, Jr., saying the Royals got lucky</a> in Game 2–maybe he needs some of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-jazz-chisholm-jr-royals-luck-accusation">Chisholm’s confidence</a> to get out of this slump.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.133	0	1	0.564	1

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.133	0	1	0.564	1

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