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“Except You’re Likable”- Alex Rodriguez to Aaron Judge While Talking About Their Similarities, Garners Hilarious Responses From Fans

Published 04/02/2023, 8:10 AM EDT

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Coming off of a spectacular season, New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge gave his fans a treat with a home run on opening day. The Yanks hosted the Giants and, with a win of 5-0, started their roll. Although the Bronx Bombers lost their second game against the Giants, another moment between the captain and multi-talented Alex Rodriguez before the game stole the show and won the hearts of the fans.

While following up on his FOX duties, former Yankee Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez caught up with All Rise Aaron Judge to reflect on the iconic 2022 season. While doing so, they also talked about the pressure of fulfilling the expectations going forward. 

Alex Rodriguez sure knows how to steal the show!

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After being a celebrity for quite some time now, it can be easily said that the former world champ knows how to turn the camera toward him. Rodriguez, who never shies away from the camera before starting the conversation with the reigning AL MVP, congratulated him.

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While being on the field, A-Rod said to Judge, “So Aaron, first of all, congrats on last year, awesome awesome year. When I look at you, we have a lot of similarities (with a pause), except you’re very likable but massively underrated.”  

As soon as the athlete-turned-analyst Rodriguez said this, the two icons burst into laughter. And the moment when this clip went on Twitter, the Yankees fans had a similar reaction.

How are the fans reacting to Rodriguez’s compliment to Aaron Judge?

The majority of the fans reacted hilariously while saying that at least A-Rod accepts the truth, and fans are loving him for it. 

Following are some of the fans’ reactions to A-Rod complimenting Aaron Judge.

Self-awareness is indeed necessary!

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Almost every fan agrees with A-Rod for keeping it real. But a few are criticizing him for taking steroids in his lengthy career. Which put a dent in his reputation and stopped him from being a likable player. 

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Watch this Story: Top 5 most electrifying home runs by New York Yankees star Aaron Judge 

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Rakshita Madan is an MLB pro writer at EssentiallySports. With over 1000 articles to her credit, Rakshita has grabbed the attention of large MLB fan bases in the US. Like millions of New Yorkers, Rakshita too is a huge fan of the legendary Derek Jeter for the wonders he has done for the sport.
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