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New York Yankee’s superstar Aaron Judge said the team’s meeting with President Donald Trump gave “all the confidence” to win.
Yankee’s defeated Detroit Tigers, 9-3, Thursday at Yankee Stadium with Trump present on the 24th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
“We put on a show. He came in here and told us to win, so I think it gave everyone confidence in the room to go out there and do it,” said Judge via NJ Advance Media.
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President Donald Trump shakes his hands with New York Yankees’ Aaron judge in the dressing room before a baseball match against Detroit Tigers. The game was in New York, New York, on September 11, 2025. (Doug Mills // The New York Times via AP, Pool)
“But I guess we need to have him around more often when we go out there and score so many races and do something similar.”
Judge went 3-for-4 with a couple of solo-home runs in the game, his 45th and 46. Of his MVP caliber season. Trump talked about meeting judge and Yankees on Friday.
“I said, ‘You have to win this game, you make me look bad if you don’t win this game’ and they were big and Aaron, he’s a player, but he’s a strong guy,” Trump said Friday morning during a performance at “Fox & Friends.”
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President Donald Trump poses for a photo with the team in New York Yanke’s dressing room before a baseball match against Detroit Tigers, Thursday 11 September 2025, in New York, New York. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
“He has the biggest forearms – you know I’ve seen weight lifters – I’ve never seen arms so big. And he’s also a fantastic person, it’s great. He got up, hit two home runs, a single one.”
In the season, Judge has a .322 batting average, 100 RBI and 11 stolen bases to go with his 46 home runs. The two-time American League MVP is in line to add more hardware as he is one of the favorites to win the award for a third time this season.
Yankee’s designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton also clapped a solo home drive in the team’s victory as they were able to save the series after losing the first two matches in their three-game sets with Tigers.
New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge (99) celebrates with Cody Bellinger, right, after hitting a home drive during the first place of a baseball match against Detroit Tigers. The game was in New York, New York, on September 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Yankees (81-65) takes Boston Red Sox (81-66) in a central series that will be the key to determining the playoff poding, which begins Friday at. 19:10 et.
The Tigers (84-63) begin a series of Miami Marlin’s (68-79) Friday at. 19:10 et.
