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An Aaron Judge dilemma hangs over his Yankees return decision

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Vaccaro, M. (2026, October 1). An Aaron Judge dilemma hangs over his Yankees return decision. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/01/sports/an-aaron-judge-dilemma-hangs-over-his-yankees-return-decision/

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Aaron Judge faces a significant decision about his return to the Yankees after a disappointing end to their season in Seattle. As captain, Judge carries a heavy responsibility and legacy, similar to past captains like Lou Gehrig, Thurman Munson, and Don Mattingly. Each of these players demonstrated leadership under pressure, with their teammates rallying behind them until the final game. For instance, when Don Mattingly's career ended in an emotionally charged loss in Seattle, his teammates were deeply affected, illustrating the immense impact a captain has on the team’s morale and performance.

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You’re Aaron Judge, and you are the captain of the Yankees, so you know better than most what that designation means. asserted

designation → ’re → what

With the Yankees, the metaphorical “C” comes with gravity and gravitas. asserted

C → come → gravity

Lou Gehrig was a quiet but powerful captain who may have done the job best once his body began to betray him. uncertain

body → do → him

Thurman Munson always had a knee, or a shoulder, or an elbow, and snarled through all of it, and he was revered. asserted

he → have → it

Access the Yankees beat like never before Don’t miss Greg Joyce’s text messages from The Bronx and beyond — he’s giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Yankees. asserted

he → access → Yankees

By the final days of his captaincy, his teammates made it their sacred mission to nudge him into the postseason, and when that glorious task ended one awful night in Seattle, the Yankees wept, the way a high school football team does when it loses at states. asserted

it → make → states

“I hurt for myself,” a young Bernie Williams said that night. asserted

Williams → hurt → myself

“But I really hurt for him,” pointing to Mattingly, who’d just played his final game as a baseball player. asserted

who → hurt → player

An Aaron Judge dilemma hangs over his Yankees return decision

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