MLB News: Aaron Judge of Yankees says that the team needs Trump “Around more” after the victory

The New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge said that the team’s meeting with President Donald Trump gave “everyone confidence” to win.

The Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers, 9-3, Thursday at the Yankee Stadium with Trump presenting the 24th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

“We did a show. He came here and told us that we were going to win, so I think it gave everyone confidence in the room to go there and do it,” said Judge, via NJ Advance Media.

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President Donald Trump shakes hands with Aaron’s New York Judge in the locker room before a match against the Detroit Tigers in New York, New York on September 11, 2025. (Doug Mills / The New York Times via AP, Pool)

“But I guess we have to have it more often when we go there and mark as many races and do something like that.”

The judge went 3-en-4 with a pair of solo circuits in the match, his 45th and 46th of his MVP caliber season. On Friday, Trump spoke of the meeting judge and the Yankees.

“I said,” You have to win this match. You’re going to make me look bad if you don’t win this game “, and they were great. And the judge of Aaron, he is a player, but he is a strong guy,” said Trump on Friday morning during an appearance on “Fox & Friends”.

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President Donald Trump poses for a photo with the team in the locker room of New York Yankees before a baseball match against the Detroit Tigers, Thursday, September 11, 2025, in New York, NY, NY, NY (AP photo / Alex Brandon, swimming pool)

“He has the biggest forearms – you know that I saw weightlifting – I have never seen his arms so big. And it’s also a fantastic person. It’s great. He got up, hit two circuits, a single.”

In the season, the judge has an average of the stick of .322, 100 produced points and 11 stolen bases to accompany his 46 circuits. The double MVP of the American League is online to add more equipment like one of the favorites to win the award for the third time this season.

Yankees designated the striker Giancarlo Stanton also hung a solo home run in the team’s victory, and they were able to save a match after losing the first two games of their three game set with the Tigers.

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Judge Aaron of the New York Yankees (99) famous with Cody Bellinger, on the right, after hitting a Home Run during the first round against the Detroit Tigers in New York, NY, September 11, 2025. (AP photo / Adam Hunger)

The Yankees (81-65) face the Red Sox in Boston (81-66) in a pivot series which will be the key to determining the sowing of the playoffs, from Friday at 7.10pm.

The Tigers (84-63) start a series with the Miami Marlins (68-79) Friday at 7:10 p.m. He.

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