Aaron Judge calls on Yankees to go all-in after ALDS sweep

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 18:24 · Archive

Aaron Judge, sidelined by a calf strain throughout the postseason, called on the Yankees front office to acquire the players needed after the team's sweep by Tampa Bay.

The New York Yankees were swept 3–0 in the ALDS by the Tampa Bay Rays, losing the final game 4–3. Aaron Judge, the team's star player, watched from the dugout throughout the series, sidelined by a right calf strain that prevented him from playing in the postseason.

Judge played only 66 games in the regular season, a career-low outside of 2020, after suffering a fractured rib that cost him over three months. After the series loss, he said he was 'hating every single moment' of watching from the bench and thinking of 'missed opportunities this season and this series'. When asked how close he came to being activated for the ALDS after the Yankees' wild-card series win over Boston, Judge said the team was 'fighting' without him and he had 'all the faith in them'.

In a message to the front office, Judge declared: 'We're the Yankees. I feel like they should go all-in and do what they need to do. If we've got holes, if it's finding certain players or personnel, whatever we need, you've got to go out there and get it.' He said this was why he signed with the team, to 'fight for a championship every single year'.

How it is being reported

• Aaron Judge, who played exactly zero innings this postseason, sends blunt message to Yankees front officeAaron Judge told the Yankees front office to go all in after their ALDS sweep, but fans quickly fired back at the star who played just 66 games.Fox News · 8 Oct, 18:06
• Aaron Judge was ‘hating every single moment’ of watching Yankees’ ALDS loss from benchAaron Judge has been here too many times before: watching another team celebrate in front of him at Yankee Stadium.New York Post · 8 Oct, 06:30

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