Aaron Judge is a man of his word. The Yankees star delivered on a pregame promise to hit a home run for a friend ahead of Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
Who was that friend? Yankees bullpen catcher Jason Brown’s father, John.
Here is Judge's moment with Brown, a retired school teacher, and coach who lives in the Los Angeles area:
A man of the people @TheJudge44 pic.twitter.com/8uDeuD3lBs
— R2C2 is UNINTERRUPTED (@R2C2) August 25, 2019
“I missed him when we were in Anaheim, saw him on the field and ran over and wanted to say a quick hello to him and his family and kind of told him I would get one tonight and the wind was blowing right and I was able to do it," Judge explained to the New York Post about his pregame conversation with Brown.
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Judge hit a solo shot off of Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw in the third inning:
No. 9️⃣9️⃣ for No. 9️⃣9️⃣. #SundayNightBaseball pic.twitter.com/lHPrdYpeVu
— MLB (@MLB) August 25, 2019
The 27-year-old has homered in every game of this weekend's series in Los Angeles.
Sunday's home run was his 16th of the season and 99th of his MLB career.