It’s unknown how much different the Yankees will look next season, but with CC Sabathia having thrown his last pitch and Brett Gardner’s status for 2020 uncertain, the team will be searching for some new leadership.
And Aaron Judge, already the face of the franchise, seems ready to embrace the role.
Judge was one of the main voices heard after the Yankees’ devastating loss to the Astros in Game 6 of the ALCS — along with Gardner, who will be a free agent — and noted that in order for them to have a different result next season, Judge will have to do more.