“Bench this man” – Fans left FURIOUS as NY Yankees’ Aaron Judge continues to struggle in 2024 postseason

Following his performance in Game 2 of the World Series, Aaron Judge is now 6-for-40 in the 2024 postseason with 19 strikeouts.

“Bench this man” – Fans left FURIOUS as NY Yankees’ Aaron Judge continues to struggle in 2024 postseason

Aaron Judge (Image via Imago)

Things are not looking good for star player Aaron Judge. The 2022 American League MVP is having a hard time in the batter’s box during the postseason. This has led to several trolls and criticism from fans on social media.

During the regular season, Judge finished with a .332 batting average while hitting 58 home runs and collecting 144 RBIs. However, in the postseason, the captain of the New York Yankees has struggled for consistency.

In Game 1, Judge went 1-for-5 while striking out three times. In Game 2, things got even worse for Judge as he went 0-for-4 while striking out three times again.

This slump of his has put more pressure on other offensive players including Juan Soto. The left fielder collected two of the Yankees’ four hits in Game 2, including the game-tying home run in the second inning against Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

After the game, Judge admitted that he needs to “step up” his game in the upcoming days.

Guys are going to step up. Guys are going to do what they need to do. I got to step up as well. Especially what Gleyber [Torres] and Juan [Soto] are doing at the top of the lineup, I got to back them up.

Aaron Judge said as per YESNetwork.

Speaking of his postseason stats in 2024, Judge is now 6-for-40. During this, he has a batting average of .150 with two home runs and six RBIs. His 19 strikeouts in this period are something that has concerned the fans.

Social media reactions towards Aaron Judge’s form in the 2024 postseason

After another stellar regular season, fans had been keeping their eyes out for Aaron Judge‘s performance in his first trip to the Fall Classic. So far, the star slugger has not lived up to the expectations of many baseball enthusiasts.

Aaron Judge
Aaron Judge (Image via Imago)

Following his 0-for-4 outing in Game 2 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, fans jumped on social media to criticize him. Several fans called him out, while one fan wrote, “Bench this man,” urging coach Aaron Boone to drop him from the starting lineup. Check out that and some more reactions from fans on X below:

Judge and his teammates will now return home to New York for Game 3 and Game 4. Fans would be hoping for Judge’s form to improve on Monday night as the Yankees face the chance of going 3-0 down in the series if they end up losing again.