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While Phillies Illuminate MLB Stage, Fans Serenade Yankees’ Aaron Judge With “Miss You” After Adorable Dog Duo Pose With Penny and Gus

Published 10/17/2023, 6:30 AM EDT

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If there is one player that the New York Yankees fans drool over, it is Aaron Judge. The Yankees faithful love, respect, and revere the Captain – All-Rise. All this, while the Philadelphia Phillies rock the MLB stage with their postseason vigor. While Minute Maid Park roars with cheers for the Phillies, the Yankees’ fans catch up all in for Aaron Judge. 

Despite pushing through till the very end, the Bronx nation now watches the playoffs from their couch. But the 31-year-old is not one to remain quiet. Keeping himself busy with endorsements, making big decisions, and two cute dogs, he has left his supporters yearning. 

Aaron Judge’s Pup Post Stands Out Amidst NLCS Game 1 Cheers

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Earlier today, Aaron Judge shared an Instagram post in association with Accelerator Active Energy, a flagship energy drink brand. Aaron posted a carousel of two images, the first of which was him drinking out of an Accelerator can and the second was him holding the dog duo, Penny and Gus. Judge captioned his post, “Essentials. @drinkaccelerator”.

Apart from his engagements with the organization in major planning for 2024, the 5X All-Star has left his fans with an ‘aww’ with this post. Concurrently, in Philadelphia, the Phillies set the Major League stage ablaze against the Arizona Diamondbacks.  

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Monday night, in Citizens Bank Park, Game 1 of the NLCS unfurled with a nail-biting series of events. Be it Bryce Harper’s birthday homer in the 1st inning, Kyle Schwarber’s first home run of the postseason, or Nick Castellanos’ depth in catapulting the Phillies to a 5-3 win, Phiting Phils have won hearts!

Though the Diamondbacks showed high resilience with 5 straight victories against the Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers, they met their first loss to the Phillies. 

With the whole world currently in action, the fans could not rest. They took to social media to express their feelings for Aaron Judge in the thick of Philadelphia’s postseason cheers. Had the Yankees made it to the playoffs, the Yanks’ fans would not have felt the absence of Judge so deeply. Nevertheless, their comments on social media speak volumes about this entire situation. 

Fans Cannot Keep Calm – They Miss Him

While one can only imagine the Yankees playing in October in a parallel world, the hopes don’t dim for 2024. As the captain alongside Cy Young award aspirant Gerrit Cole involve in active organizational discussions, this particular Accelerator’s post with the pups stirred up the fans. 

Fans could not conceal how much they longed for his presence. miss you cap 🫶🏼🫶🏼

Fans could not keep calm about the two pups in his image. PENNY AND GUS 🥶🥶🥶

Some more for the dogs. “Omg the pups”

Some highlighted the captain’s strength in Aaron’s post. The captain has spoken.

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Other concerned fans were interested in the Yankees’ future plans with new player acquisitions. so we’re getting soto?

With that, it is clear that the Yankees fans are interested in a lot more than just Judge’s energy-drink post. What lies ahead for the Yankees is unknown, but one thing remains steady. 

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Captain All-Rise is not one to let things go loose. He will do what it takes to put up a better show in 2024. For the Yanks, for the fans! 

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Kanishka Prakash

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Kanishka Prakash is an MLB writer at EssentiallySports. She comes from an engineering college background and possesses prior experience in the business sector. Her affection for sports burgeoned during her adolescence, with MLB particularly captivating her attention.
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Deepanshi Bajaj