NEW YORK — The New York Yankees are suddenly staggering, losing nine of their past 12 games and four straight series after dropping consecutive losses to the Mets. Wednesday’s defeat was especially ugly: a 12-2, rain-delayed pounding at Citi Field. The Yankees remain in first place by one game only because the second-place Baltimore Orioles are also in a rut.
That doesn’t mean Aaron Judge has stopped hitting.
The superstar slugger continued his rampage Wednesday, pushing both Yankees runs across with his 30th home run of the season in the Yankees’ 82nd game — the same pace he was on in 2022 when he finished with an American League record 62 home runs.
Wednesday’s blast, a two-run shot off Danny Young , was Judge’s second home run of the two-game series — he hit a grand slam in Tuesday’s loss — and his 287th career home run, tying Bernie Williams for seventh-most in franchise history.
“It’s great, but nothing to really focus on,” Judge said. “We got a season ahead of us, a lot of ballgames ahead of us.”