despise the Yankees Judge scolded this intense provocation with a 133-meter large two-run shot, but ultimately lost the game
Jun 09, 2025
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As a player, Griffey Jr. said, `When my dad was playing for the Yankees when I was young, and considering how they treated us, we will never play for the Yankees.'
Griffey Jr.'s father, Griffey Sr., played as a key outfielder for the Yankees from 1982 to mid-1986. Griffey Jr. played mostly for the Seattle Mariners and Cincinnati Reds, and also played with his father in Seattle during his rookie years. He hated the Yankees under the influence of his father.
Recently, Toronto Blue Jays Vladimir Guerrero Jr. made headlines when he publicly stated that he would not sign with the Yankees even if he became an FA, but he changed his position to the Yankees before signing an extension contract with Toronto last winter. It seems that it was a strategy to increase the negotiating power with Toronto.
Recently, however, a rookie pitcher from Boston, the Yankees' archrival, has shown hostility toward the Yankees, drawing attention. This year is 25-year-old right-hander Hunter Dobbins.
Dobbins started the game against the Yankees at Yankee Stadium on the 9th (Korea Standard Time) and became a winning pitcher with four hits and three runs in five innings. His season record is 3-1 with a 4.20 ERA in 10 games.
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"The Yankees are the team I've been watching for a long time. Dad was a Red Sox bone marrow fan. I've said this before, but if the Yankees offer to sign me, I'd rather retire. Watching Red Sox games often made me want to be a baseball player as a career. I wasn't attached to one team. Still, I grew up watching the Red Sox, and I think I've been watching other teams except them with contempt for the Yankees."
It is an intense expression of `disdain' of the Yankees.
Dobbins said he liked Dustin Pedroia the most among Boston players when he was a child, and he hated all of the Yankees except Andy Petit. Dobbins seems to have hated the rest of the Yankees except Petit. Petit was very close to his father," he added.
His interview was known just ahead of the match. It goes without saying that Yankees players took the batter's box with Dobbins firmly in mind. Aaron Judge said "I've heard Ken Griffey Jr say that, so (Dobbins' comments) are a bit surprising.'
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Judge also hit a home run in the bottom of the ninth inning with one out and one on the first base when his team was trailing 5-11. This time, he pushed right-hander Robert Stock's 96.8-mile fastball over the right-center fence. Judge, who recorded his 22nd and 23rd home runs of the season, tied for second place with Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers in this category. He is three away from the first-place Seattle Mariners' Carrolli (26).
Judge's 43rd career multi-homer game. In Yankees history, he tied for third with Lou Gehrig after Babe Ruth (68 games) and Mickey Mantle (46 games).
Despite Judge's performance with three hits and four RBIs in four at-bats, the Yankees kneeled 7-11. In other words, he failed to properly scold Dobbins for provoking him.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
