When was the last time anywhere a standing ovation saluted … a defensive replacement?
More to the point, when was the last time Yankee Stadium felt so electric?
Certainly before July 26, when Aaron Judge fractured his right wrist and altered the trajectory of this Yankees season. So now that Judge has returned to the active roster, his cameo in the field Friday night highlighting his team’s 11-0 thumping of the terrible Blue Jays in the opener of this season’s final homestand, can the Yankees’ leaky ship be righted in time to avoid a season-ending, Bay Area beatdown?