Official Site of the Yankees · May 14, 2018
Judge's biggest improvement in 2018
Judge's 58th career homer If all you saw was the stat sheet and the highlight reel -- Aaron Judge's new slate of elite offensive numbers and superhuman home runs in 2018 that have followed up his historic rookie campaign -- you might miss it: Judge has vastly improved in the area that was his biggest weakness last season.
It's a simple but stark turnaround. After struggling heavily against breaking balls -- sliders and curves -- in 2017, the Yankees' star slugger has been one of the Major Leagues' best hitters against those same pitch types in 2018.
Aaron Judge against breaking balls, 2017 vs. 2018
Breaking balls: sliders + curveballs, classified by Statcast™
Batting average