If you think about Aaron Judge’s first at-bat this postseason against Shane Bieber, you wouldn’t think that he was forced to miss most of the season with a calf issue and that his rhythm and timing were never altered by the injury. He homered against the likely AL Cy Young and set the tone for the New York Yankees to sweep the Cleveland Indians.
The Yankees’ slugger recently talked to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com and said that, in his view, the real season is about to begin.
“To me, the regular season is kind of like Spring Training,” Judge said.