The New York Yankees’ player development has come under fire from Aaron Judge’s personal hitting coach as the team attempts to emerge from a slump.
Coach Richard Schenck poked fun at the team his biggest client plays for on Thursday, putting the Bronx Bombers in danger of losing a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds.
YES Network shared a screenshot of Judge at bat during the game at Yankee Stadium along with a statement from former Yankees announcer Michael Kay that read, “He hits.” They triumph. That concludes it.
Then, in the comments, Schenck confronted the Yankees with reality. “They’ve lost 13 out of 18 while he’s hitting like an MVP,” the statement was made bluntly. The offensive player development of the Yankees is appalling.
The Yankees went on to lose 8–4 and have now dropped 14 of their last 19 games.
Despite this, the six-time All-Star and current holder of the American League single-season home run record has been putting up MVP-caliber numbers this season.
Judge, a 2016 addition to the Yankees, is slashing.318/.438/.711, good for a league-best OPS of 1.149.
Regretfully, the Yankees’ recent unfavorable outcomes are a result of terrible slumps by studs Alex Verdugo, Anthony Volpe, DJ LeMahieu, and a few other members of their offense, while Judge has been on a historic run.
The Yankees have fallen to Cincinnati 3-2 and 5-4 in their last two games. Prior to the sweep, they were also defeated by the Braves, Mets, Blue Jays, and Red Sox.
Judge and company have dropped to a 54-35 record, putting them 2.5 games behind the AL East-leading Baltimore Orioles.
After posting a 99-63 season in 2022, the squad concluded the previous season with an 82-80 record.
In 2022, the Yankees participated in the ALCS, but the Astros defeated them in order to win the World Series. The previous year, they were eliminated from the playoffs as Texas won the World Series with ease after dominating the American League.
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