PITTSBURGH — The value simply went up once more Wednesday night time. Hours after Yankees proprietor Hal Steinbrenner stated they’re “hopeful” that Aaron Judge can be a Yankee for a very long time, the slugger demonstrated as soon as once more why he ought to be.
Judge hammered his third profession grand slam because the Yankees blasted a season-high-tying six dwelling runs to beat the Pirates 16-0 in a rain-delayed recreation at PNC Park.
The Yankees snapped a two-game dropping streak and break up the two-game collection as they head to Boston for his or her final cease on their four-city, 10-game street journey and a giant American League East division battle. The Yankees have simply 5 dropping streaks of at the least two video games this season — and only one longer than two video games — tied with the Astros for the fewest within the majors. With a season-high 22 hits, they improved to 17-6 after a loss this season.
Luis Severino threw six scoreless innings, scattered 4 hits and struck out three for the win.
Josh Donaldson and Joey Gallo went back-to-back within the sixth and Kyle Higashioka homered within the seventh, whereas Giancarlo Stanton homered and Aaron Hicks hit a grand slam off infielder Josh VanMeter within the ninth.
It was Judge’s main league-leading thirtieth homer of the season. He is the primary Yankee to hit at the least 30 homers in back-to-back seasons since Curtis Granderson in 2011-12, in line with ESPN. The 384-foot shot to left area was the shortest of the Yankees’ six dwelling runs Wednesday night time, however it will definitely might be the most expensive.
“Well, there’s no doubt we are hopeful that that is the case,” Steinbrenner stated about Judge in a convention name with reporters Wednesday afternoon. “But there’s a lot of discussion to be had. And I’m always willing to talk of course. And we’re going to be doing that at one point or another but we’re just not going to be talking about if that happens or if and when that happens. We’re not going to be talking about anything till the season’s over.”
Judge, who is about to change into essentially the most extremely sought-after free agent this winter, turned down an extension that may have been price $230 million and was able to go to an arbitration listening to for this yr’s wage (the crew and participant settled within the center at $19 million with incentives). The $30.5 million per yr proposed by the Yankees would have made him the very best paid place participant per yr (or annual common worth) in Yankee historical past and the second highest on the crew behind Gerrit Cole. It would have given him the second highest AAV of an outfielder within the recreation, behind solely Mike Trout.
That was earlier than Judge, who set an Opening Day deadline for extension negotiations, crushed the primary half of the season. Judge started Wednesday night time, the 82nd recreation of the season slashing .281/.360/.612 with a .972 OPS and 29 homers.
Both Judge and Steinbrenner stated that this can not now change into a distraction because the Yankees look to win their first World Series since 2009. Steinbrenner stated there can be no updates if there have been behind-the-season talks and that followers must wait till after the season to seek out out the destiny of the face of the franchise.
But Wednesday night time, Judge continued to make his case along with his bat.
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