The world of baseball is Aaron Judge’s, and we just live in it.
In the top of the first inning in the Bronx on Wednesday, there was a superstar vs. superstar crime.
On a 3-2 pitch from New York Yankee Jhony Brito in the top of the first inning, Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani drove the ball to center field for what would have been his second home run in as many years. games in the bronx But the Yankees have a pretty big human patrol center.
Judge, who beat out Ohtani for MVP last season, timed a perfectly timed leap in front of the 408-foot sign in center field to rob the two-way star of a home run.
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Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees makes his way to the dugout against the Los Angeles Angels at Yankee Stadium on April 18, 2023, in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Elsa/Getty Images)
The home run steal kept the game scoreless early, but Judge was just getting started.
About 10 minutes later, Judge hit a two-run home run off Griffin Canning on a 3-2 pitch to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.
The web gem was another magical moment in the history of the stars against each other. Judge also took safety to Ohtani during a game in the Bronx last year.
It wasn’t the first time Judge had stolen a round trip from Ohtani either. He also did it last year.
Judge beat out Ohtani in the AL MVP race last season with 28 first-place votes to Ohtani’s two, both of which came from Los Angeles-based writers.
If Judge hadn’t set the AL record with 62 home runs in 2022, Ohtani might have walked away with a second straight MVP trophy. That would have been the first time that had happened since Miguel Cabrera won in 2012 and 2013.
Instead, Judge put on one of the greatest seasons of all time, hitting .311 along with his MLB-leading 62 bombs and 131 RBIs.
New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge runs the bases after hitting a home run against the Minnesota Twins during the first inning of a game on Friday, April 14, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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Judge narrowly missed out on the Triple Crown last year because his average was five points below batting champion Luis Arraez.
But while Judge is known for being one of the best hitters in the game, he’s also a great defender. The metrics suggest he’s a Gold Glove-caliber right fielder and probably average in center field.
Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees hits a double in the fifth inning of a game against the Minnesota Twins, Saturday, April 15, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Judge’s home run was his fifth of the season, putting him on pace for 45.