“The Bronx is a special place,” Yankees believe returning for Game 3 to NY will help ‘jump-start Judge a little bit’

New York Yankees are positive that NY fans will provide them the perfect atmosphere for a jump-start after two loses at WS.

“The Bronx is a special place,” Yankees believe returning for Game 3 to NY will help ‘jump-start Judge a little bit’

Aaron Judge (Image via Imago)

After two losses at the World Series, the New York Yankees will move to NY for a Game 3 start. They’re hoping that returning to their base will help them bounce back. One player in particular needs to bounce back big time. According to Alex Rodriguez, returning to NY will “jump-start Judge a little bit,”

Juan Soto, Anthony Rizzo, and others believe the Yankees have yet to lose the fight. The Game 3 on Monday night will be the deciding factor. Aaron Judge remains in a slump, and he’ll need to turn things around to help the team step up their game.

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After the Game 2 loss, Aaron Judge admitted that he needs to back up the guys in the lineup further. Especially given how Soto and Giancarlo Stanton have carried the team, Judge can’t let his nerves get the better of him in the highly anticipated World Series match.

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We got the best fans in baseball, so they’re definitely going to be loud, they’re going to be rowdy, they’re going to have our back all game.

Aaron Judge as per Greg Joyce of NY Post.

Even outfielder Juan Soto mentioned how the team struggled all season. As such, they just need to “keep battling and keep going. We can go home and do our thing.” Anthony Rizzo also believes playing in front of the NY crowd will pump them up and possibly help them win.

The Bronx is a special place. They back us. They pump us up. They put pressure on other teams. When that stadium is rocking, we feel it. We need to get that energy when we come in on Monday and get it going.

Anthony Rizzo as per Mike Fitzpatrick of Star Tribune.

Rizzo said that Judge has been the same he’s always been, which makes him special. Although there is enough tension in the locker room, at the end of the day, they’ll have to go on the field and battle against one of the best teams in baseball. 

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Jazz Chisholm Jr. admitted that “we’re all a little bit anxious” as it is the World Series, but he feels like returning to the Bronx will improve things. Especially for Judge, “he’s going to feel more confident and calm down a little more going into a home crowd.”

Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers World Series promise to LA Dodgers

Since joining the Los Angeles Dodgers, Yoshinobu Yamamoto has recorded incredible performance, although he initially struggles with the team. In Game 2, he became one of the driving forces to push back the NY Yankees to a 2-4 loss on Saturday night.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto performed well against the New York Yankees
Yoshinobu Yamamoto [Image Credit: Imago]

He even struck out Yankees captain Aaron Judge, who has been in a slump since the World Series started. Yamamoto has been seen clenching his fists in joy after striking out Judge in the WS game. 

In his World Series debut, Yamamoto seems to be fulfilling the Dodger’s $325 million promise, which is haunting the Yankees right now. During the free agency, NY also bid for Yoshinobu Yamamoto but only went up to $300 million.

According to a report by Jon Heyman, the pinstripes “didn’t believe anyone should have a bigger deal than Gerrit Cole.” Naturally enough, the Japanese star chose the Dodgers, and the results of his outing are proven in the World Series. 

However, there’s no need to go back in time to recall the incident, as they are currently facing each other off in the Fall Classic. The fans were excited to see a hyped match between the Yankees vs. Dodgers, but so far, the latter managed to absolutely sweep off victories in LA. 

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It’ll be interesting to see if things turn around in Game 3 or if the series once again goes to Dodger’s favor. It’ll be a much more brutal loss to lose in front of the NY crowd in the World Series, so things should change, especially the lineup, for the better, not the worse.