An awesome photo of Aaron Judge robbing Shohei Ohtani of a home run on Wednesday night has gone viral.
The New York Yankees shared a photo via Twitter of Judge’s leap and catch to rob the Los Angeles Angels star in the top of the first inning. The cool Yankee-blue coloring of the photo coupled with capturing the leap made it a great photo.
Jumpman, jumpman, jumpman. pic.twitter.com/kwTvqZrfls
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) April 19, 2023
Judge actually didn’t make the catch at the moment captured by the photo; he had to gather the ball together into his body after landing. But that doesn’t detract from what a cool shot that was.
Finders keepers.@TheJudge44 🤯 pic.twitter.com/6gbV8LsDt0
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) April 19, 2023
As if robbing that home run wasn’t enough, Judge smacked a 2-run home run in the bottom of the first inning, minutes after robbing Ohtani.
Then later in the game, Judge made a sweet diving catch in right-center field.
Aaron Judge is responsible for both Yankee runs, robbed Ohtani of a home run, and just made a potential game saving diving catch. The average Aaron Judge baseball game pic.twitter.com/tfbn6tww56
— gabe (@PlayoffTanaka_) April 20, 2023
Judge clubbed 62 home runs last season and is known for his big-time power, but he also is a formidable defender in center field.
