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New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge admitted Wednesday that the Chicago White Sox's decision to intentionally walk Juan Soto in front of him gave him added inspiration to hit his 300th career home run.
With Soto and one other teammate on base, Judge smacked a three-run shot in the eighth inning to put a bow on the Yanks' 10-2 win, and he told reporters after the game that the perceived slight of Chicago walking Soto to get to him prompted him to swing the bat in a 3-0 count.