Yankees captain Aaron Judge has a reputation for wilting in the biggest moments, with an OPS and average several points lower than his mammoth regular season numbers. In 60 career postseason games, Judge has a .

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh is doing everything he can to stop New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge from winning his second straight American League MVP Award. Topping Judge's AL record of 62 home runs just might be the straw that breaks the ...

Aaron Judge put himself in some rare company while lifting the New York Yankees into a share of the AL East lead for the first time in 3 1/2 months.

Judge also eclipsed the 50-homer plateau in 2017 (52), 2022 (62) and 2024 (58). He won the Most Valuable Player Award in the American League in both 2022 and 2024, finishing second behind Jose Altuve (while winning the Rookie of the Year Award) in 2017.

Giancarlo Stanton is the latest example. On Friday night, Stanton crushed a first-inning home run for a quick lead, and in the process, made MLB history. The Yankees have now hit 48 home runs in the first inning of games this season. That's more than any team, ever, according to NY Yankees Stats.

Mariners slugger Cal Raleigh is 2 HR shy of tying Yankees star Aaron Judge’s AL record of 62, with 4 games left in the regular season.

The AL East rivals faced each other 13 times in the regular season, with the Blue Jays winning eight of those games.

TORONTO (AP) — Rookie Trey Yesavage set a Blue Jays postseason record by striking out 11 in 5 1/3 no-hit innings, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit the first postseason grand slam in team history and Toronto beat the New York Yankees 13-7 on Sunday to take a 2-0 lead in the ALDS.

The New York Yankees are on the brink of elimination after dropping the first two games of the ALDS against the Toronto Blue Jays, with the pitching staff allowing 23 runs. Although the Yankees will have to take three straight games to advance to the ALCS, the club likely would not be in this position without its superstar outfielder Aaron Judge.

The Yankees are between -150 and -160 favorites to win this series at most of the top NJ sportsbooks. These odds suggest the Yankees win the series somewhere between 60-63% of the time, which sounds about spot on. The Blue Jays are slight favorites in Game 1, as they have a decided pitching advantage.