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‘His Size, His Looks, His Mass Avenue Appeal’ – Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez Makes His Case for Why the New York Yankees Should Be in the Aaron Judge Business

Published 07/07/2022, 10:43 AM EDT

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Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez discussed a load of grand business plans in his recent appearance on ‘The Show’. The New York Post podcast invited ‘A-Rod’ as their high-profile guest for the Eighth Episode. Amongst all topics that ‘A-Rod’ shared his thoughts upon, one happened to be Aaron Judge’s sky-high value.

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‘A-Rod’ attached a priceless tag on Judge, signifying his essence for the New York Yankees and the sport itself.

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Judge is a player to keep – Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez

‘The Show’, hosted by baseball experts Jon Heyman and Joel Sherman, evaluates various dimensions of the sport, which include player analysis. In talks with Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez, the panel discussed Aaron Judge’s importance regarding the skills he brings to the game. ‘A-Rod’ went over the moon, praising the God-gifted abilities of Judge. In his own admission, ‘A-Rod’ described how iconic are the New York Yankees and Aaron Judge being their most prized asset.

According to ‘A-Rod’, there is simply no other baseball player on par with Aaron Judge.

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Speaking on the podcast, ‘A-Rod’ said, “The truth is, the Yankees are the most successful franchise in baseball and possibly in sports. No franchise can afford a player more than the New York Yankees can afford Aaron Judge. Now, you mentioned a few other examples. Freddie Freeman, even Carlos Correa, leaving Houston. Right? The truth is, none of them are apples to apples. None of those players can compare to Aaron Judge.” 

To further glorify the charismatic Judge, ‘A-Rod’ added, “His size, his looks, his Mass Avenue appeal, New York proven. So, I do believe that the biggest array for the Yankees, is keeping Aaron Judge vs any other player.”

‘A-Rod’ also thinks that Judge is the only player next to Derek Jeter to have such a massive outreach and crowd connection, extending beyond just the Yankees fan base. Almost as if Judge is built to stand atop all the rest. As in, Judge isn’t merely a match-winner but a perfect ambassador of the sport.

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New York Yankees and Aaron Judge: The incomparable combination in baseball 

The Yankees and Judge are a pair made in heaven, as per Rodriguez’s opinion. The most globally popular team franchise and equally glamorous player working in tandem. ‘A-Rod’ considers Judge to be a genuine composition of style & substance, winning numerous games for the Yankees.

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But with the term contract between Judge and Yankees now hanging by a thread, ‘A-Rod’ firmly believes the Yankees must focus on singing up the champion for a long term to continue the winning streaks in every upcoming season.

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Which direction do you think the free-agent Judge will swing his bat?

Watch this story – Rare photo shows 6’7″ New York Yankees Star Aaron Judge Look Normal Next To Shaquille O’Neal 

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Madhurjya H Bhuyan

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Madhurjya H Bhuyan is an MLB author at EssentiallySports. He has a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in English Literature from Gauhati University and IGNOU, respectively. He previously did a brief stint as a Content Developer at Ramanbyte Pvt Ltd.
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Simar Singh Wadhwa