Aaron Judge may have millions of reasons to love these new baseballs.
Home runs are down significantly in Major League Baseball. Many are blaming the ball itself. But no matter the explanation, it is elevating the importance of power hitters like Judge. The Yankees star has slugged an MLB-leading 14 homers this year during an MVP-caliber start to the season. And if things keep up at this pace – Judge’s health and production and the state of play in the big leagues – one MLB insider believes it will pay off handsomely for the soon-to-be-free agent.