NEW YORK — Aaron Judge was used to the ribbing from Kyle Higashioka and Anthony Rizzo, a levity that has been missing of late as the New York Yankees sank from contention. They had three-homer games and Judge had none.
"He would always remind me, every game I'd have two and I couldn't get the third one: 'Hey, one of these days, kid, you'll join my club.'" Judge said with a smile.
He earned his membership on Wednesday night at a most opportune time.
Judge homered three times and tied his career high with six RBIs, almost single-handedly breaking the Yankees' first nine-game losing streak in 41 years with a 9-1 victory over the Washington Nationals.