Aaron Judge came to outfielder and teammate Trent Grisham's defense after New York Yankees fans started a "We Want [Juan] Soto" chant while Grisham was up at-bat during the club's 6—4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday night at Yankee Stadium. Judge, speaking to reporters after the game, classily defended Grisham while politely expressing his displeasure with the Yankees fans' chant.
"You know, Grisham works his butt off every single day," Judge said. "Soto's out right now, he's going to be back soon. He's been carrying this team all year. Anytime you go up against good teams like this, the fans pay to come see us do our thing, they want to see the best out there."
"Soto's going to heal up and be fine, but, man, Grish is a heck of a ballplayer. He showed up tonight in the big moment when we needed him. I wasn't too happy with it," Judge said. "But I think he made a good point, got his point across there with that homer."
