It's been a long time since the old saying of the Empire of Evil, the Yankees have been irrelevant for 16 years...Judge's Toro, who bowed his head even with a batting average of 500, sorry

Oct 09, 2025

It's been a long time since the old saying of the Empire of Evil, the Yankees have been irrelevant for 16 years...Judge's Toro, who bowed his head even with a batting average of 500, sorry
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The batting king (3331), 53 home runs, 114 RBIs, and a batting average of 0.60 in the postseason. How can I do better.

Despite Aaron Judge's frighteningly sharp bat, the New York Yankees have not won the World Series this year.

The Yankees lost to the Toronto Blue Jays 2-5 in Game 4 of the American League Division Series (ALDS) at Yankee Stadium in New York on the 9th (Korea time). It's one win and three losses in the series.




There was once a time when it was called 'Evil Empire'. His 27 World Series wins are still the most in the major leagues.

However, it has become a prestigious team that blames the years that have passed. The last win was in 2009, and the only time he has advanced to the World Series since then was in 2024. He suffered setbacks again this year. And this is also the frustration of the one-club man franchise star Judge 'no relation'.

It's been a long time since the old saying of the Empire of Evil, the Yankees have been irrelevant for 16 years...Judge's Toro, who bowed his head even with a batting average of 500, sorry
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Judge is a superstar who took over the Yankees' leading hitter position from a big mountain called Derek Jeter. He wore a Yankees uniform in the first round in 2013, and then suddenly rose to stardom in 2017 by hitting 52 home runs. Since then, it has exceeded 50 home runs for the fourth time this year after 2022 (62) and 2024 (58).




This year, he also performed well enough to be considered the most promising candidate for the season MVP along with Cal Raleigh (Seattle Mariners), who hit 50 home runs for the first time as a catcher-switch hitter.

But baseball cannot be won by itself. On the same day, Judge led the team's attack by reaching three bases with two hits, one RBI and one walk from four times at bat, but failed to prevent the loss.

In Game 3 of the previous day, he also saved the Yankees by shooting a tying three-run shot. He was a representative star of the controversy over 「New Chest」 with a postseason batting average of .25 (45 hits in 220 at-bats), but this year was different. Following the wild-card series (vs Boston Red Sox), the on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) reached 1.273 with a batting average of .500 (13 hits in 26 times at bat) until this series. Considering the division series against Toronto, he has nine hits in 15 at-bats.




It is free from the so-called 'nutrient ' controversy. He played multiple hits in six of seven games, leading the Yankees' 'Plant' lineup every game.

But the Yankees lost. The team's overall decline over the pitching hit could not be helped by Judge alone. Both the starters and the batters were silent.

It's been a long time since the old saying of the Empire of Evil, the Yankees have been irrelevant for 16 years...Judge's Toro, who bowed his head even with a batting average of 500, sorry
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In an interview with local media after the game, Judge said "I can't say it's a good season if I don't win regardless of my performance. Playing in a pinstrip uniform, but couldn't do what I had to do. I couldn't even run to the championship after spending a longer season with my teammates. We disappointed the fans who stood by us regardless of the victory or defeat this year"He expressed his desperation.

Then "How can I do better?" I'll try harder next year"He held himself together.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone also said, `It was a season where I felt like I could do something. I put everything into it to win the championship, but it came to a terrible end"I was upset. He also delivered comfort, not comfort, saying, `Me and Judge will be able to win the World Series someday.'





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.