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Six home runs over five games is more than enough proof that a batter is locked in at the plate. But the Yankees star outfielder Aaron Judge, perhaps guided by humility or a constant search for perfection, insisted it was not.
After blasting two more home runs on Sunday, including a two-run shot in a 9-7 win over the Boston Red Sox, Judge said he was still searching for that final bit of comfort while hitting. Baseball, after all, is a sport of daily failure.
“Locked in for me is if I’m going 5 for 5 every night,” he said.