The New York Yankees’ season is about to end with one of the biggest failures in recent years for the organization. Aaron Boone’s team could be out of the Playoffs for the first time since 2016, when players like Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodríguez were on the team.
Now, with a record of 73-72, the Yankees are also very close to being eliminated from the Playoff race, which leaves Aaron Boone in the ‘hot’ seat, but also with a huge dilemma. Is Aaron Judge worth continuing to field?
Aaron Judge on Luis Severino’s season-ending injury: “It could be one of the last times he throws here at Yankee Stadium. I really don’t know if I have the words just yet.” pic.twitter.com/INv1z6GKnf
— YES Network (@YESNetwork) September 10, 2023
It is no secret that the Yankees’ chances of winning increase when the ‘Judge’ is on the field, however, at this time it will not make a difference to an organization that only has to complete the rest of the games on the calendar and think about next year.
“Judgey wants to play,” Boone said before Wednesday’s suspended game against the Red Sox. “Judgey wants to be a part of this, setting a tone and an example for the young people coming up as well. So we will be aware of that and try not to put anyone in danger, but we will also treat them as very important games. “That’s how we see it.”
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Judge on a bad streak
Although Aaron Judge is the great figure of the Yankees, the reality is that he is not experiencing his best moment of the season. Judge has two hits in his last 21 at-bats. Boone insisted that this is nothing more than a small sample where the slugger has not found results.
Judge has been playing through pain since returning from the injured list on July 28. The repercussions of a setback or new injury for Judge are staggering, especially at this stage of a disappointing and disastrous campaign.
2023-09-14 19:45:35
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