It's now been the same amount of time since the magical 2017 Yankees run as it was between the 2009 championship and 2017, which feels impossible. Back then, Judge was a fresh-faced force of thunder, delivering laser after laser in key October moments. Entering Game 3 on Tuesday against the Toronto Blue Jays, he was both the agreed-upon greatest hitter in the game and a maligned postseason presence, eight years removed from directly fueling a run of underdog victories.
Fair? Absolutely not. Nothing about the way Judge has been discussed, with his poor bases-loaded AB in Game 1 overruling his .