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Aaron Judge is hero MLB desperately needs right now

To borrow from beloved Yankees fan Jay-Z, the Yankees got 99 problems as they prepare for the American League Division Series, but No. 99 ain’t one.

In his past 14 games, Aaron Judge slashed .277/.414/.745, with six homers. In his past 33 games, he performed only a little worse, putting up a .288/.369/.712 line with 15 homers.

“Even when he was rolling there for a while, I still didn’t personally feel like he was locked in like I know he’s going to be,” Aaron Boone said Wednesday at Yankee Stadium, “and I feel like in this last week, 10 days, two weeks, I’ve really started to see it with him.