Aaron Judge Takes Blame, 'Definitely' Letting Yankees Down for 'Not Doing My Job'

The first World Series game in the Bronx since 2009 wasn't enough to break Aaron Judge out of his playoff funk, as the AL MVP favorite finished 0-for-3 with one walk in the New York Yankees' 4-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 that has them on the brink of being swept.

Judge told reporters after the game he "definitely" feels like he is letting the Yankees down by "not doing my job" right now (starts at 2:29 mark).

Even as the Yankees went 7-2 in the first two rounds of the playoffs, Judge was not a huge contributor to that success. He is hitting .140/.278/.302 with three extra-base hits (two home runs) and 20 strikeouts in 54 plate appearances this postseason.

If you go back to Game 3 of the ALCS, Judge has struck out 14 times in his last 25 at-bats. Monday's game marked the first time he hasn't struck out more than once since Game 2 against the Cleveland Guardians.

Judge is not the only problem for the AL champs right now, but his status as the biggest star on the team makes his struggles stand out. The entire lineup is hitting a combined .186/.284/.294 with 31 strikeouts in 102 at-bats.

Carlos Rodón and Clarke Schmidt have combined to throw as many innings in the past two games as Gerrit Cole did in Game 1 (six). Giancarlo Stanton is the only player with more than one extra-base hit in the series.

The Yankees bullpen has largely done a good job of containing Los Angeles' lineup. They've only allowed one run in 11 innings over the past two games since Freddie Freeman's walk-off grand slam in Game 1.

Fans at Yankee Stadium tried to give Judge a confidence boost by giving him a standing ovation prior to his first plate appearance in Game 3.

Judge and the rest of the Yankees need to figure things out in a hurry or else they will be watching the Dodgers celebrate a title on their home field. Game 4 of the World Series will be played on Tuesday at 8:08 p.m. ET.

The Yankees haven't been swept in the World Series since 1976 against the Cincinnati Reds.