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Fans reacted as New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge recorded his first home run of the 2024 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 on Wednesday. Judge gave his team an early lead in the first inning, hitting a 403-foot homer off Dodgers pitcher Jack Flaherty to score two runs.
This home run is the first of his career in the World Series and his third of the postseason.
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Several fans took to X to celebrate Aaron Judge’s big moment:
“Big man finally woke up!” a fan said.
“There’s the MVP,” another fan said.
“He’s alive,” another wrote.
Many other fans continued to laud Judge:
“I wish I got this broadcast in Canada… "Sleeping Giant has awoken" is hard af,” a comment reads.
“So many people were hating on him during the World Series! Now look at Judge! 💪,” another comment reads.
“Long overdue. Back to back homers too. Wild start,” someone wrote.
Just after Judge provided a 2-0 lead, Jazz Chisholm Jr. extended it further with a 392-foot solo home run. In the second inning, Alex Verdugo singled off Jack Flaherty, making the score 4-0.
In the third inning, Giancarlo Stanton hit a 385-foot home run off Ryan Brasier, bringing in another run for the Yankees.
Yankees' Aaron Boone opens up about Aaron Judge and their stellar Game 4 victory
Aaron Judge entered Wednesday’s game with two hits in 15 at-bats and one run in the World Series so far. Before the game, Yankees manager Aaron Boone expressed his confidence in Judge, saying (via MLB.com):
“With Aaron, it's always one pitch away from getting as hot as anyone's ever seen.”
The New York Yankees were coming off an 11-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the World Series. Discussing the win, Boone said:
“You finally got to see, the top blow off Yankee Stadium in a World Series game.”
The Yankees had lost the first three games of the World Series but bounced back to avoid a sweep. Judge and co. will now look to extend the series further and take it to a sixth game.
