The champagne and Budweiser were on ice at the Rogers Centre on Wednesday night and the Blue Jays were ready to celebrate.
“Getting a chance to be associated with one of the Yankee greats, one of baseball’s greats … to be enshrined with him forever, words cant describe it,” the classy and humble Judge said after his night for the ages. “That’s one of the things that’s so special about the Yankees organization.”
“He’s a good hitter having a great year hitting the ball extremely hard,” Jays manager John Schneider said of Judge. “Tough guy to homer off in Timmy Mayza.The Jays, who had entered their 156th game with a magic number of two to clinch a playoff spot, can still secure one on Thursday’s off day. If the Baltimore Orioles lose against the Red Sox at Fenway Park — after falling 3-1 in Boston on Wednesday — the Jays will claim one of three AL wildcard tickets.
Instead, the stage was set and the moment finally on hand for Judge, who had been walked repeatedly in the three-game series. When he walked in the first inning on Wednesday, it was his fifth consecutive free pass and his seventh in the series, the first time a Yankee hitter has ever done that against the Jays.Article content
“I tried not to change anything with my approach,” Judge said. “My game plan is what got me to this point. If that means I have to take a walk, I have to take a walk.Oswald Peraza of the New York Yankees collides with Whit Merrifield of the Toronto Blue Jays at second base at Rogers Centre on September 28, 2022 in Toronto.Zooming out to the bigger picture of the Jays post-season pursuit, they are getting close enough now that they can taste it. Task No.
“You’re obviously watching a little bit the out of town scores,” Schneider said. “It’s not tonight, hopefully it’s soon.
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