"Judge is a loser and dragging your team down" - MLB fans react to Yankees captain's 5 strikeouts in 9-4 loss to the Pirates

Fans reacted as Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees, coming off a 4-2 defeat in their series opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, lost 9-4 to the Pirates at Yankee Stadium on Saturday.

Yankees captain Judge recorded no hits and RBIs in five at-bats, striking out in each appearance. He missed a significant opportunity in the final inning with Juan Soto on first base, Jon Berti on second and Oswaldo Cabrera on third.

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Fans reacted to Judge’s performance and the Yankees' loss to the Pirates.

“He’s washed. Send him out to the pasture with DJ,” a fan said.

“Clearly Judge is a loser and dragging your team down. Punish him the only proper way,” another fan said.

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“He struck out against Paul Skenes & Joe Burrows. Wild,” another fan wrote.

With the 2024 postseason about to start, fans continued to criticize Judge.

“Judge looking like his postseason self already,” a comment reads.

“He's going into playoff mode,” another comment reads.

“Getting a head start on being in postseason form,” someone wrote.

The Yankees' offense recorded seven hits in 33 at-bats, bringing in four runs with three RBIs, six walks and 11 strikeouts. Their pitching staff, meanwhile, gave up eight earned runs on eight hits with two walks while striking out 12.

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Aaron Judge is not interested in chasing his home run record, according to Yankees manager Aaron Boone

New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge has 58 homers and 144 RBIs in the 2024 season. His career-high of 62 home runs came in 2022. According to Bryan Hoch of MLB, when Yankees manager Aaron Boone was asked whether Judge is aiming to break his home run record, he said:

“No. He’s not playing for any of that.”

Aaron Judge has been hitting .322 with a 1.159 OPS this season. The New York Yankees (93-68), with a winning percentage of .578, are leading the AL East. They face the Pirates on Sunday in the finale of their three-game series.