Aaron Judge has simple advice for sliding Yankees lack of focus and says group talk is coming soon
Still weeks away from even getting more imaging on his rib, Aaron Judge has had plenty of time to watch the Yankees from the dugout over the past month.In the past week in particular, which Judge kindly described as “not great,” the captain was more pointed in his diagnosis of what has gone wrong during a losing streak that hit seven games on Wednesday afternoon.Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees.
“Just a little lack of focus,” Judge said Wednesday morning before a 6-2 loss to the Tigers while speaking to reporters for the first time since the day he went on the injured list.“Just got to dial it in.
Our ultimate goal is to win a World Series.I think guys just got to remember that every single day they show up here.
We’re here to win a World Series.That’s your motivation every single day you step on that field, no matter what happens.
No matter what happened the day before, I got a job to do. “We have an important sign when you walk out on that field, it’s the last sign you see before you go out there.It says, ‘Do your job.’ Guys just got to do their job.”Aside from his responsibilities as captain, it remains a major question as to when Judge will be able to do his job again.
The back-to-back AL MVP declined to share even how he was feeling, deferring until he gets re-imaging on his right rib, which still appears to be weeks away from happening — and that is just to potentially clear him to start ramping up.“I’ll give you a good update when we get some imaging, and we’ll go from there,” Judge said.“There’s no need to talk about this now.
I know it’s an important topic and a big issue, but I want to give you guys the full story, so why give you guys something now when we can get you everything here soon?”The Yankees need him back badly, though their problems go beyond just his absence.They have scored just 17 runs ...