The Yankees boast three of the most powerful outfield arms in the major leagues with Aaron Hicks, Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton. Judge showed off his arm Friday night in the Bronx.
The New York right fielder cut down the Angels' Kole Calhoun at the plate to end the top of the third inning, with a throw clocked at 100.5 mph. MLB.com's Statcast reports (via ESPN's Coley Harvey) that the throw was the hardest by a position player this season, topping a 99.9 mph throw by . . . Judge.
Now THAT's exit velocity.
"About time. I've been trying to hit 100 here," a joking Judge said with a smile when told postgame (via YES Network) of his throw's speed. "I'm glad I broke 100. My day was made," he said.
Judge showed off the arm again in the seventh inning when he nailed Martin Maldonado at second base from the right-field corner.
Sure, right field is shallow in Yankee Stadium and Maldonado is a catcher, but Judge made it look effortless.
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Judge needs to stay up to speed with his outfield mates, in particular Hicks, who last year uncorked a throw measured at 105.5 mph.
Stanton is the junkballer of the group; back in 2016 with the Marlins, he managed a measly 93.6 mph to nail the Giants' Brandon Crawford.
