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The New York Yankees started nan 2026 play hot, winning their first 8 retired of 10 games, but since past Tuesday, nan bats person gone crystal cold.
The Yankees mislaid a bid to nan Athletics and past were swept by nan Tampa Bay Rays successful a bid complete nan weekend.
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New York Yankees Aaron Judge heads to nan dugout aft striking retired during nan first inning against nan Tampa Bay Rays successful St. Petersburg, Fla., connected April 11, 2026. (Jason Behnken/AP)
Aaron Judge put nan team’s violative struggles connected announcement aft a 5-4 nonaccomplishment connected Sunday.
"We request to simplify immoderate things astatine nan plate," Judge told reporters, via MLB.com. "We’re trying to deed each azygous transportation we spot up location and getting ourselves successful immoderate bad counts and bad situations. As a group, if we simplify our attack a small bit, hunt nan transportation that we’re looking for and walk nan baton, I deliberation we’ll beryllium successful a amended spot."
Judge has besides been lethargic astatine nan sheet arsenic he’s coming disconnected 3 American League MVP awards successful nan past 4 seasons and immoderate clip pinch Team USA successful nan World Baseball Classic.
New York Yankees' Aaron Judge hits a two-run location tally during nan ninth inning against nan Tampa Bay Rays successful St. Petersburg, Fla., connected April 12, 2026. (Jason Behnken/AP)
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Through 15 games, Judge is only hitting .218 pinch 4 location runs, 9 RBI and a double. He was 2-for-10 against the Rays, contempt a two-run homer connected Sunday.
It was nan Rays’ first three-game expanse of nan Yankees since 2021.
"We didn’t get a batch of postulation erstwhile we needed to successful this series," Judge added. "We had 1 deed for nan mostly of nan game, and a mates of these games. I deliberation if guys return their walks erstwhile they request to and attraction connected a transportation they tin drive, we’ll beryllium successful a amended spot."
New York is now 8-7 this play and successful a three-way necktie for nan American League East section lead.
New York Yankees' Aaron Judge strikes retired during nan 5th inning against nan Athletics successful New York connected April 8, 2026. (Heather Khalifa/AP)
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The Yankees return location Monday for seven-game homestand. The squad will invited successful nan Los Angeles Angels for 4 games and past move their attraction to nan Kansas City Royals.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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