Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry Revives with Rookie Spark
The historic rivalry between the Yankees and the Red Sox, which has lost steam in recent years, received a small boost this weekend thanks to a rookie. Aaron Judge, captain of the Yankees, did not overlook the situation.
Hunter Dobbins, right-handed pitcher for the Red Sox and a lifelong fan of this team, stated that he would rather retire than play for the Yankees.
Judge revealed that he was surprised to hear Dobbins’ comments, as he had only heard something similar from Ken Griffey.A few hours later, Judge hit a two-run homer on the first pitch he saw from Dobbins. The ball traveled 436 feet at 108.6 mph.
After the game, which the Yankees lost 11-7, Judge admitted that he had Dobbins’ comments in mind when he stood at the plate.
Well, once someone tells you, yes.
Aaron Judge
Hall of Famer Ken Griffey insisted that he would never have played for the Yankees because of how the organization treated his father during Ken Griffey Sr.’s time with the Yankees.
During an in-game interview, Jazz Chisholm Jr. commented that he appreciated Dobbins’ competitiveness, but that the comment seemed exaggerated to him.
I love competitiveness. But saying that, being a rookie, is crazy, saying that you’re going to discard one of the 30 teams to be a professional athlete.
Jazz Chisholm Jr.
Dobbins recovered from Judge’s home run and limited the Yankees to three runs and four hits in five innings, although he didn’t record any strikeouts. The Red Sox won two of the three games of the series.
Aaron Judge hit one of his two home runs on Sunday against Red Sox rookie Hunter Dobbins, whose recent comment that he would rather retire than play for New York caused a stir. The Yankees captain said: “I’ve only heard Ken Griffey say that, so I was a little surprised.”
Dobbins, selected in the eighth round in 2021, has an effectiveness of 4.20 in 10 appearances (eight starts) with the Red Sox.Judge hit another two-run homer in the ninth inning against Robert Stock, scoring the final runs of the game.
This was the 43rd game with multiple home runs in the career of the American League Most Valuable Player, tying Lou Gehrig for third in franchise history. Babe Ruth (68) and Mickey Mantle (46) top the list.
Judge is batting .396 with an OPS of 1.264 and has 23 home runs this season.Any time you’re mentioned with those legends, it’s a great honor. But it would have been sweeter to talk about it after a victory.
Aaron Judge
