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Aaron Judge makes unique Yankees history with walk-off homer vs. Rays
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The New York Yankees watched Aaron Judge end a personal skid on his end. Sunday's walk-off home run versus the Tampa Bay Rays snapped an 11-game home run-less streak. But Judge made unique Yankees history too off the rip.
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Judge's blast broke a 0-0 tie late inside Yankee Stadium to win 2-0 . He now stands alone in this NYY category: Judge is the only player to hit multiple walk-off homers in games tied 0-0.
Judge tops a list that features Alex Rodriguez , Reggie Jackson plus three more past Yankee stars:
Judge even braved the rain-soaked conditions at The Bronx to send the baseball flying over right center field. He couldn't help but thank the fans who chose to stay to watch Judge end his personal slide.
"Man, what a roar," Judge told Yankees' YES Network reporter Meredith Marakovits after taking the win . "I appreciate y'all staying. I know there's some bad weather."
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Manager Aaron Boone never wavered from his confidence toward Judge despite the home-run less slide. He even told reporters postgame that Judge "swung the bat well" on Friday, signaling that the skid was going to end.
Now Judge continues to rewrite franchise history with the iconic franchise. And this game-winner came amid some other notable struggles involving the perennial MLB All-Star.
He's averaging just .250 at the plate this season, his lowest since 2023. Judge has managed just 48 hits through the first 53 games. He's struck out 67 times too, meaning he's averaging 1.2 strikeouts each game.
But now Yankee fans see him atop the walk-off home run list in a key category.
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