The shot off the bat of the New York Yankees hitter was a no\u002Ddoubter. A loud crack, and a soaring arc toward the left\u002Dfield seats.
It is a curious spectacle, this home-run chase. In any other season, a September series between the American League East leaders and their closest pursuers would be a big deal all on its own. The Yankees are trying to clinch. The Blue Jays are trying to lock down a playoff spot. Things are happening. In this case, a 10This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.But Judge’s absurd feats have created a secondary plot line that overwhelms the first.
“I don’t know,” said Boone, after giving it a good pondering. “They’re playing for a lot right now. We’re trying to clinch the division, they’re trying to push that off, and obviously, strengthen their playoff position. And we certainly know how this fan base has gotten behind this team.”“It will be interesting, but Canadians tend to be very polite and nice, so I would imagine there would be, if he were to hit it, some kind of appreciation for that,” he said. “But we’ll see.
“I think you can’t ignore it,” Schneider said before Monday’s game. “You obviously want it not to happen here and you want to win. The baseball fan in me respects the hell out of Aaron Judge and the year he’s put together and how he is as a person, too. It would be nice to keep him on ice for a couple of days, and I hope we’re winning by 12 if he hits a home run.”tap here to see other videos from our teamThe Jays boss said that that his staff would approach Judge at-bats carefully.