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The Yankees Are Desperate for Aaron Judge to Hit No. 62

NEW YORK — They had waited five days—41 ½ innings, 21 plate appearances, 81 pitches—and then the rain came, and baseball fans waited some more. Aaron Judge, who hit his 60th home run of the season on Tuesday and has not hit one since, has been the center of a metaphorical storm all week. He was on deck when the literal storm descended.

Major League Baseball finally called the game—a 2–0 Yankees victory over the Red Sox—after a 96-minute delay, marking surely the first time a home crowd booed the announcement that its team had won.