Hours Before Smashing His 18th Home Run, New York Yankees Captain Aaron Judge Stuns Fans With Revelation of Close Friend From Rival Team

Published 05/31/2023, 8:38 AM EDT

With the All-Star break not too far, the New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge has already smashed home runs in double digits. When the AL home run king went on the injured list earlier this season, the Yankees fans had lost their faith in the team. But now, when the captain is back, strong, and healthy, he is doing everything possible for the team to have a remarkable comeback. While doing so, BAJ hit his 18th home run of the season against the Seattle Mariners.

However, hours before doing so, the reigning AL MVP stunned his millions of fans with the revelation of a close friend. While playing for the Yankees, every other team is supposed to be a rival for the players. But that wasn’t and isn’t the case with the Yankees captain.

Aaron Judge shared a special moment with a rival player

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Before starting the series with the Mariners, the Yankees played a three-game series with the San Diego Padres. Notably, the Yanks won. But getting the chance to play with the Padres also gave a chance for two close friends to meet up. Hence, Padres’ ace Blake Snell posted a picture of him with Aaron Judge immersed in a conversation.

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As the Padres’ player posted the picture of Judge’s hand on his shoulder, he wrote, “Good catching up my brudda.” While doing so, Snell did not forget to tag the captain himself on his Instagram story. Shortly after, Judge reposted the story on his Instagram profile with the caption, “Always dog!”

Seems like the rivalry between the athletes ends when the game ends and they’re off the diamond. Even so, who do you think would’ve expected that Judge and Snell are such close-knit friends?

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Judge has a close friend on the team!

When first baseman Anthony Rizzo got traded to the Yankees mid-season in 2021, Aaron Judge not only got a teammate but a close friend. It hasn’t been many years since then, but Rizzo and Judge have bonded like no other. Multiple news outlets have many times talked about their iconic friendship and as a duo on the Yanks.

A person can have more than one friend, but the latest friendship of Judge with Snell came out of nowhere for many.

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However, who do you like more? Judge with Snell or Judge with Rizzo? Let us know in the comments below!

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Rakshita Madan is an MLB writer at EssentiallySports, with a prolific portfolio of over 1000 articles to her credit. Rakshita's admiration for the legendary Derek Jeter is well known, but she never lets her personal biases affect her writing. She is particularly intrigued by the twists and turns of the game, and it is this aspect that keeps her hooked on the sport.

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Abhishek Kumar

Hours Before Smashing His 18th Home Run, New York Yankees Captain Aaron Judge Stuns Fans With Revelation of Close Friend From Rival Team

Aaron Judge shared a special moment with a rival player

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Judge has a close friend on the team!