Aaron Judge did not receive a favorable strike zone in his first at-bat against Red Sox pitcher Brayan Bello on Friday night. Judge, hitting third in the order for the Yankees' second game of a weekend series against Boston, did not swing at any of the four pitches he saw in the at-bat and none of them were in the zone.

Ramirez probably won’t make the Hall of Fame, since the Baseball Writers of America have made it their mission to ensure basically no one does. But Ramirez has simply been one of the best players of the 2020s, and was possibly even better before that — he put up 7.6 WAR in 2018.

During Friday’s game, with Brayan Bello facing off against Aaron Judge in the bottom of the first inning, home plate umpire Lance Barrett made three consecutive questionable calls, resulting in Bello striking out the Yankees captain.

The tennis great wore a white sleeve on his right arm as he delivered the ceremonial pitch to Yankees catcher Austin Wells.

So we've established that Judge has a clear edge at the plate, while Raleigh has less significant advantages with the glove and on the bases. Which brings us to the big one: Wins Above Replacement, the catch-all metric to end all catch-all metrics.

The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox will renew their rivalry on Thursday, opening a four-game series at Yankee Stadium that has obvious playoff implications. The Yankees enter Thursday with a 1 ½ game lead over the Red Sox for the American League's top wild card spot.

New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge got off to a relatively slow start after his return from injury on August 5, but he's heating up at the perfect time. Although the 33-year-old is slashing just .229/.426/.429 in the month thus far, he's 3-for-6 with a homer, two RBI, four walks, and two runs scored over the last two games.