Judge homers off Red Sox rookie after jab at Yanks

NEW YORK -- The Yankees-Red Sox rivalry, a historical feud moving connected fumes successful caller years, received a airy jolt from a rookie this play -- and Aaron Judge took notice.

Boston right-hander Hunter Dobbins, a lifelong Red Sox instrumentality from Texas and the team's starting pitcher Sunday, told the Boston Herald connected Saturday he'd alternatively discontinue if the Yankees were the past squad to springiness him a contract.

Judge said helium was unaware of the remark until ESPN's Eduardo Pérez relayed it to him earlier Sunday's bid finale.

"I've lone heard Ken Griffey accidental that, truthful I was a small surprised," Judge said.

A fewer hours later, the Yankees skipper smashed the archetypal transportation helium saw from Dobbins -- a 98 mph fastball up and implicit the sheet -- for a mammoth two-run homer. The shot traveled 436 feet astatine 108.6 mph to right-center field. It was the second-longest opposite-field location tally of Judge's career, 2 feet abbreviated of the longest, according to MLB researcher Sarah Langs.

After the game, an 11-7 loss for the Yankees, Judge admitted stepping into the batter's container with Dobbins' remark successful mind.

"Well, erstwhile idiosyncratic tells you, yeah," Judge said.

Griffey, a first-ballot Hall of Famer, insisted helium would ne'er person played for the Yankees during his vocation due to the fact that of the mode helium and his begetter were treated by the enactment during Ken Griffey Sr.'s clip with the team. The elder Griffey spent four-plus seasons successful the Bronx successful the 1980s.

During an in-game interrogation connected ESPN, Yankees infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr., who connected societal media earlier the contention vouched for much trash talking successful baseball, said helium appreciated Dobbins' competitiveness but thought the remark was outlandish.

"I emotion competitiveness," Chisholm said. "But to accidental that, being a rookie, is benignant of brainsick to me, to accidental that you're going to regularisation retired 1 retired of 30 teams to beryllium a nonrecreational athlete."

Dobbins rebounded from Judge's blast to gain the triumph by holding the Yankees to 3 runs connected 4 hits done 5 innings contempt not signaling a strikeout arsenic Boston took 2 of 3 games successful the rivals' archetypal bid of the season.

An eighth-round draught prime by Boston successful 2021, Dobbins (3-1) has a 4.20 ERA successful 10 appearances (eight starts) with the Red Sox.

Judge added different two-run homer successful the ninth inning Sunday against right-hander Robert Stock for the game's last runs.

It was the reigning American League MVP's 43rd vocation multihomer game, tying Lou Gehrig for 3rd successful franchise history. Babe Ruth (68) and Mickey Mantle (46) apical the list.

"Any clip you get mentioned with those legends, it's rather an honor," said Judge, who is batting .396 with a 1.264 OPS and 23 location runs this season. "But it would've been sweeter to speech astir it aft a win."