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Aaron Judge says Yankees should have Trump 'around more often' after win over Tigers
New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge said the teams meeting with President Donald Trump gave "everybody the confidence" to win.The Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers, 9-3, on Thursday in Yankee Stadium with Trump in attendance on the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks."We put on a show. He came in here and told us we were going to win, so I think that gave everybody the confidence in the room to go out there and do it," Judge said, via NJ Advance Media.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"But I guess we gotta have him around more often when we go out there and score that many runs and do something like that."Judge went 3-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs in the game, his 45th and 46th of his MVP-caliber season. Trump talked about meeting Judge and the Yankees on Friday."I said, You gotta win this game, you're gonna make me look bad if you dont win this game and they were great and Aaron Judge, he is some player, but he is some strong guy," Trump said Friday morning during an appearance on "Fox & Friends."BASEBALL FANS PAY TRIBUTE TO CHARLIE KIRK AT YANKEES-TIGERS GAME"He has the biggest forearms you know Ive seen weightlifters Ive never seen arms this big. And hes a fantastic person too, thats great. He got up, hit two home runs, a single."On the season, Judge has a .322 batting average, 100 RBI and 11 stolen bases to go along 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.Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton also clobbered a solo home run in the teams win as they were able to salvage the series after they lost the first two games of their three-game set with the Tigers.The Yankees (81-65) take on the Boston Red Sox (81-66) in a pivotal series that will be key in determining playoff seeding, that begins on Friday at 7:10 p.m. ET.The Tigers (84-63) begin a series with the Miami Marlins (68-79) on Friday at 7:10 p.m. ET.Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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