The New York Yankees undoubtedly didn’t like what Richard Schenck, Aaron Judge’s personal hitting instructor, said during their game against the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday.
The Yankees were on the verge of losing a three-game series for the first time this season heading into Thursday’s game. Judge has been one of the offense’s only bright spots this season, destroying MLB pitching in unprecedented fashion.
During the game, YES Network broadcast a screenshot of Judge at the plate, accompanied with a remark from Yankees announcer Michael Kay: “He hits. They win. That was said.
Schenck responded with the following tweet.
“They’ve lost 13 of 18 games, and he’s hitting like an MVP. “The Yankees’ offensive player development is terrible.”
Judge, the AL’s single-season home run record holder and a six-time All-Star, has been playing at an MVP-caliber level this season, batting.318/.438/.711 with a league-best 1.149 OPS.
Judge’s historically great season, however, has not corresponded with the Yankees’ success, as the team has lost 13 of its last 18 games and has had terrible slumps from Alex Verdugo, Anthony Volpe, DJ LeMahieu, and other members of the offence.
The Yankees lost 8-4 to the Reds, dropping to 54-35 and 2.5 games behind the first-place Baltimore Orioles in the American League East.
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