Overview
- Judge, in a Boardroom interview with Kevin Durant published Wednesday, said he "boos" himself and keeps his bar high when fans voice frustration.
- His 0-for-4 line with three strikeouts in Team USA's 3-2 WBC final loss to Venezuela fed the long-running debate over his clutch record.
- He described Yankee Stadium’s walls showing only World Series titles, noting an empty space past 2009 that he says the team is chasing.
- CC Sabathia compared Judge to Alex Rodriguez and predicted a breakout October could reset the narrative, citing A-Rod’s 2009 surge as the model.
- The Yankees opened with a 7-0 win in San Francisco, and Judge pointed to Jazz Chisholm Jr., Austin Wells, and Ryan McMahon as potential X-factors for 2026.