Aaron Judge made an incredible catch Saturday in the Yankees’ 6-3 win, running full speed into the fence — which burst open after he collided with it.
, running full speed into the fence — which burst open upon the 6-foot-7, 282-pound Judge colliding with it.
“I think the fence got most of it,” Judge said with a grin, insisting he was no worse for wear. “Thankfully, it was that part of the wall where it had some give. So I think that saved me quite a bit. If it was a solid wall, we might be [telling] a different story.” Aaron Judge regains his balance after running through the fence and robbing J.D. Martinez of an extra-base hit in the eighth inning of the Yankees’ 6-3 win over the Dodgers.J.D. Martinez, who was on the wrong end of Judge’s thievery, roped a ball to right field with a man on first and no outs in the eighth inning of what was then a 5-3 game.After Judge made the catch and instantly collided with the wall, the fence swung open behind him.
But Judge, who earlier in the afternoon also hit his 13th homer in his last 19 games, was the talk of the postgame clubhouse.Gerrit Cole was watching the play from the cold tub after throwing six strong innings.
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