Aaron Judge Won't Be Moved in Yankees' World Series Lineup amid Struggles, Boone Says
Despite his struggles in the postseason, Aaron Judge will remain in the third spot in the New York Yankees batting order.
Manager Aaron Boone confirmed he had no plans to change up the order ahead of a pivotal Game 3 of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
"It's the World Series. No, that's our guy," Boone said. "There's pressure in the series whatever spot you're hitting. So he's our guy and we're confident he'll get it going."
So far this postseason, Judge has six hits for two home runs, six RBI and six runs along with a .150 batting average and a .605 OPS. He's recorded just one hit in nine at-bats through two games against the Dodgers, also striking out six times.
But Boone believes moving Judge down in the order won't take any pressure off of him and he's confident his superstar will get things going. The Yankees need Judge to find his swing soon as they look to avoid going down 3-0 against Los Angeles.
New York's offensive struggles in the series extend beyond just Judge. After leading the majors in home runs during the regular season, the Yankees have just two against the Dodgers—one from Giancarlo Stanton in Game 1 and the other from Juan Soto in Game 2.
The mighty New York bats have cooled off significantly against Los Angeles' pitching as the Yankees have totaled just five runs across the first two games.
New York has had a few games this postseason where its offense has struggled before finding life and leading to wins, and the Yankees hope to follow that trend on Monday. They'll be back in the Bronx for Game 3 in what will be a crucial matchup.
