Aaron Judge found another way to make home run history. The outfielder went deep three times on Friday night against the Diamondbacks in The Bronx to become the first Yankee to ever have multiple three-homer games in one season.
The Yankees almost certainly will not qualify for the postseason, are wrapping up a season that GM Brian Cashman called a “disaster” and have turned September games into open tryouts for next year.
But 39,143 fans showed up in The Bronx on Friday anyway, arriving with hopes the biggest attraction — which we mean literally — would deliver.
Aaron Judge again answered the call.
The captain came through with his second, three-home-run game of the season — becoming the first player in Yankees history to have multiple, three-homer games in one year — in a 7-1 win over the Diamondbacks that reminded both of Judge’s heights and his club’s plunge.
On Thursday, the Yankees were reminded that they have wasted a prime season of Gerrit Cole, who has positioned himself well for the American League Cy Young Award.
A night later, it was Judge who provided a reminder that — even with plenty of time lost due to his hurt big toe — this kind of dominance should not be squandered.
