Hope had been all but lost for the Yankees going into Wednesday night’s game against the Nationals. New York had dropped nine straight and fallen to 60–65 on the year, making any sort of late-season push seem hopeless.
But no one seemed to tell Aaron Judge that.
The star outfielder exploded for a career night Wednesday, smashing three home runs to finally snap the Yankees’ losing streak and power New York to a 9–1 victory. Judge’s performance marked the first time in his accomplished career that he’d hit three homers in a single game.
