Aaron Judge 2019 Season in Review

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When Aaron Judge won Rookie of the Year in 2017, the future could not have looked brighter.Judge finished second in the MVP race that season, hitting 52 home runs — setting the rookie record and leading the American League. It was a meteoric rise to stardom that had Yankee fans enthralled about their right fielders future.After a terrific first half of the 2018 season, earning Judge his second consecutive start in the Matt Holliday Jersey All-Star Game, a chip fracture of his right wrist on a hit by pitch sidelined him for the entire month of August and a chunk of September.This past season, with expectations for a bounce back year, an oblique strain shelved Judge for two months, once again hindering the 27-year-old from a full season of playing time. He finished 2019 with 27 home runs, a .272 batting average and 55 RBI in 102 games.HighlightsFor most, almost 30 homers would be considered a solid season. After all, Judge won the Wilson in right field, so he was impactful in more ways than one. Despite a lengthy trip to the injured list, Judge reminded us all in 2019 that he is still one of the most dangerous hitters in the game. According to , Judges hard hit percentage was 57.1 and he barreled balls in Aaron Judge Jersey play 20.2 percent of the time — both in leagues top percentile. In fact, his average exit velocity (95.9 mph) was first in all of baseball and a new career high.It took until the end of August for Judge to find his groove. From August 20 to September 22, Judge left the yard in each of New Yorks 10 series for a total of 14 home runs. When the Yanks and Dodgers squared off Don Mattingly Jersey on Players’ Weekend, in what many believed would be a World Series preview, Judge homered in all three games.On August 27, No. 99 launched the 100th home run of his career, a mi sile to center field off Seattles Yusei Kikuchi. It took Judge 371 career games to reach the century mark, making him the third-fastest in baseball history behind Ryan Howard (325) and teammate Gary Sanchez (355).Judge devoured left-handed pitching, hitting .343 in 122 plate appearances against southpaws. Further, the right fielder stepped up his game in Yankee victories — in the 61 wins that Judge was a part of, he hit north of .300, launched 20 of his 27 long balls and had an OPS of 1.036.Scroll to ContinueOverall, Judge had his best month in August, posting a .284 average with 8 home runs and 15 RBI.Room For ImprovementJudge mi sed a total of 54 games after straining his left oblique on April 20, sitting out until June 21. Injuries happen — pretty much every single player on New Yorks roster was hurt at some point or another in 2019 — but beyond mi sing time, Judge struggled when it mattered most. In nine postseason games, and 42 plate appearances, Judge managed just one home run and had only two runs batted in. In the ALCS alone, Judge struck out 10 times — at least once all six games of the series.Speaking of punch outs, Judge had a 31.5 percent strikeout rate in 2019, up from his previous two seasons in the big leagues. He finished the year with 141 strikeouts.To put that into Jorge Posada Jersey perspective, Cincinnatis Eugenio Suarez — who played in 159 games — led baseball with 189 strikeouts in 2019. Judge was on a 159-game pace for 220.Grade: BThe reason why its justifiable to be critical of Judges performance this past season is because of his potential. We’ve witne sed what hes capable and its only a matter of time until he replicates (and eventually surpa ses) the statistical output of his rookie year.That starts with staying on the field.Regardle s of how critical fans and members of the media can be, Judge holds himself accountable. After New Yorks lo s in Game 6 of the ALCS, ending their season Masahiro Tanaka Jersey , Judge called himself out…Being a leader of this team, I gotta step up and do something, he said.If Judge can steer clear of the injured list in 2020, were looking at a po sible MVP candidate.

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