It's all about October as Aaron Judge returns to the Yankees
As he kicked the dirt in the Yankee Stadium batter's box, Aaron Judge looked down at his feet and paused.
An ovation still echoed around the park. The slugger, absent for nearly eight weeks due to a wrist injury, was being celebrated for his return to action. He took an extra beat or two to let the cheers subside.nike nfl jerseys cheap paypal
Before this moment Tuesday night, the last time he'd stood in this spot during a game was a painful one. A 94 mph fastball hit him on the outside of his right wrist, breaking a bone.
The 54 days Judge spent shelved because of that injury made the New York Yankees and their fans long for this moment. Now, it's all about even sweeter moments deep into October.
"If the guys keep swinging the bats and start getting hot here, we're going to be a pretty big force here," Judge said, thinking about the very near future. "This is the time to get hot."cheap nfl nike jerseys china
For the Yankees to get hot, though, they'll need Judge to return quickly to the form that made him the home-run-hitting, doubles-driving, walk-drawing on-base terror he's been the past two seasons.
Judge doesn't believe he's too far away from being that player, even after an 0-for-4 showing in his return.
"I felt like I didn't even miss six or seven weeks when I first stepped in the box. The first at-bat, I knew," Judge said.
His confidence reached its peak the day before, when he went through an off-day simulated game. In it, Judge faced three pitchers across 11 at-bats. After that workout, he told manager Aaron Boone and others he was ready to get back in the lineup.
