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• Yankees' Aaron Judge: Likely moving back to right field

  13D ago • By RotoWire

  Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Monday that it "makes sense" for Judge to move back to right field next season, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports. Judge shifted to center field in 2024 to accommodate Juan Soto, but with Soto headed to the Mets, Judge can now man his more familiar right field position. Manager Aaron Boone mentioned Jasson Dominguez as the leading candidate to start in center field in 2025, although Dominguez could play left field if the Yankees acquire a center fielder.

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• Yankees' Aaron Judge: Unanimously wins second AL MVP

  11/21/2024 • By RotoWire

  Judge was named the 2024 American League Most Valuable Player on Thursday. It's hardly surprising to see Judge take home his second MVP trophy after slashing .322/.458/.701 with 144 RBI in the regular season -- all of which represent career-best marks for the 32-year-old slugger. He also added 58 home runs on the year, which falls just four short of the Yankees' single-season record he set in 2022. After receiving all 30 first-place votes, Judge is now the first Yankee to win MVP unanimously since Mickey Mantle did so in 1956.

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• Yankees' Aaron Judge: Homers in Game 5 loss

  10/31/2024 • By RotoWire

  Judge went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer and two walks in Wednesday's loss to the Dodgers. Judge sent Yankee Stadium into a frenzy in the bottom of the first inning when he followed a one-out Juan Soto walk with a two-run homer to the opposite field. He also added a double and a pair of free passes. Judge's heroics were ultimately too little, too late as the Yankees blew a 5-0 lead, partly because of a key Judge misplay in the outfield amid a terrible defensive inning for the Yankees, and the Dodgers went on to capture the World Series title. He clubbed three home runs and drove in nine in 14 games this postseason, but Judge also batted just .184 with a 31.3 percent strikeout rate.

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• Yankees' Aaron Judge: Scratched Sunday

  09/29/2024 • By RotoWire

  Judge was scratched from Sunday's lineup against the Pirates. Given that Juan Soto and Jazz Chisholm are also off, it sounds like the Yankees just opted to rest their star slugger at the last minute. The game was delayed due to inclement weather, so it makes sense to not have Judge out there in poor conditions. Judge went 0-for-5 with five strikeouts Saturday.

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• Yankees' Aaron Judge: Out of post-clinch lineup

  09/27/2024 • By RotoWire

  Judge is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Pirates. The Yankees are rolling out several backups in Friday's series opener, one day after clinching the American League East. Trent Grisham will handle center field and bat seventh.

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