BOSTON — Nearly every day Aaron Judge does something to amaze. Both Judge and Juan Soto are performing beyond even enormous expectations.
But ultimately, they will still need help. We know that, and they do, too.
Judge and Soto are nearly the modern-day version of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig . It’s quite a show, really it is.
Judge on Saturday threw a ball from center field 97 mph, and he did that without a hint of momentum. From deep center field, he nearly threw out Masataka Yoshida at home.
Then on Sunday, Judge hit a ball 114 mph with a 45-degeree launch angle, which seems impossible. Well, the impossible ball pierced the sky before flying over the Green Monster in left field.
As for the amazing Soto, his 11-game streak of reaching base at least twice finally ended Sunday when he walked only once. That’s hard to do, harder when the streak surrounds a three-day respite for an elbow issue.