Aaron Judge breaks out of slump with 1st World Series home run for Yankees

Aaron Judge has busted retired of a postseason slump pinch his first World Series location run, connecting for a two-run changeable successful nan first inning that put nan New York Yankees up successful Game 5 against nan Los Angeles Dodgers

NEW YORK -- Aaron Judge busted retired of a postseason slump pinch his first World Series location tally Wednesday night, connecting for a two-run changeable successful nan first inning that put nan New York Yankees up successful Game 5 against nan Los Angeles Dodgers.

The prima slugger was batting conscionable .152 successful October and .133 during his first Fall Classic earlier sending a 403-foot changeable to right-center connected nan first transportation he saw from starter Jack Flaherty.

Juan Soto was aboard aft drafting a one-out walk.

It was nan 16th postseason homer and 3rd this twelvemonth for Judge, expected to triumph his 2nd AL MVP grant successful 3 years adjacent month. He hadn't gone heavy successful 29 sheet appearances since a tying thrust astatine Cleveland precocious successful Game 3 of nan American League Championship Series connected Oct. 17.

Judge besides homered successful Game 2 of that series.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. followed pinch different location tally disconnected Flaherty, giving nan Yankees back-to-back homers successful a World Series for nan 5th clip and first since Thurman Munson and Reggie Jackson connected successful Game 5 astatine Dodger Stadium successful 1977.

___

AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb