It’s not because of the Home Run Derby. It’s not.
Aaron Judge went 1-for-18 this weekend in the Yankees’ first series after the All-Star break. The Home Run Derby champ was held to a measly single that went about 25 feet with an exit velo so low you could peddle a bike faster.
OK, so Judge came out of the break and hit a slump. It’s a slump. And it’s not the Home Run Derby’s fault. I promise you. Even Tino Martinez agrees with me.
“We all just get a little more tired in the second half,” Tino told me Sunday night.