Bleeding Yankee Blue: #ALLRISE HEADS HOME

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

#ALLRISE HEADS HOME

Source: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports

Sometimes a change of scenery is all you need to recover, recoup and recharge. And if that change of scenery is going home, well, all the better. Aaron Judge has suffered from lack of production over the last few weeks and his numbers show it. Growing up about 90 minutes from Oakland, CA, Judge will have the benefit of playing as close to home as his team can get and that kind of change of scenery could be just what the doctor ordered.

Source: NY Daily News

"Overall, it’s been a rough time since late July for Judge, slashing .188/.309/.288 in his last 21 games, with one home run and five RBI in 80 at-bats. So, maybe this is a perfect time to come home, to get that lift that comes with being around family and old friends and familiar faces — people who aren’t consumed by your current OPS," reported NorthJersey.com.

Judge will also welcome kids from the All Rise Foundation, a not-for-profit the Yankee right fielder started in January, as a way of giving back, much like his parents do as educators of kids both inside and outside the classroom. "It kind of all started with that, and my parents,’’ Judge said of his idea for All Rise, an organization which supports kids with families with challenging lives due to income and other factors. And in just a few months since its inception, All Rise has developed a breakfast program, supported kids in leadership camps, created baseball and softball camps and is looking to expand this work across California and even bring it to New York.

“I want to help these kids. They’re our future,’’ Judge said. “Any way we can help improve their lives and make them better citizens and leaders – that’s what it’s all about," reported North Jersey.com.

Source: USA Today

And maybe all of this good work will take his mind off the struggles he has had since coming off the injured list after suffering an oblique strain. Even though the Yankees have shown the depth of their clubhouse with guys like DJ LeMahieu, Gio Urshela and Mike Tauchman stepping up, the Yankees are a better team when Judge is hot. Hears hoping that coming home is the jumpstart he needs to do just that!