MLB Twitter calls out Aaron Judge's underwhelming performances on 31st birthday: “Done nothing since he got his gigantic contact”
Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees made history last season when he hit 62 home runs. By doing so, he surpassed the MLB single-season record set in 1961 by fellow Yankee Roger Maris.
Following his historic season, Judge became one of baseball's hottest names. He was appointed the New York Yankees' first captain since Derek Jeter and was handed a nine-year, $960 million contract, making him the highest-paid position player in history.
Fans have been uncharacteristically critical of the 6-foot-7 California native on the eve of his 31st birthday. While Judge's early season stats are down significantly from last season, some fans have decided to use the occasion as grounds for criticism.
Aaron Judge will turn 31 years old on April 26. To signify the occasion, Talkin' Yanks, a popular New York Yankees Twitter page, posted a video of Judge's 62nd home run of the 2022 season, which came in October against the Texas Rangers.
Happy 31st birthday to the captain Aaron Judge https://t.co/T8UGFURq4Y
Happy 31st birthday to the captain Aaron Judge" - Talkin' Yanks
Rather than celebrate, fans took the opportunity to share their feelings that Judge is not living up to expectations this season.
@TalkinYanks That his birthday or K rate?
@TalkinYanks Judge sucks
Although still in the early goings, Judge has hit six home runs in 24 games. Last season, it took Aaron Judge 157 games to hit 62 bombs. As such, the big man has homered in 25% of games in 2022 compared to 39% last season. Moreover, Judge has only hit .244 so far this year, compared to .311 last season, which was the second-highest in the league.
@TalkinYanks Done nothing since he got his gigantic contract.
@TalkinYanks Needs to show he’s not a bum who quit trying hard once he got paid. Wtf bro
@TalkinYanks Shame he doesn’t have any highlights this year to show
Although Judge's early-season numbers aren't quite as good as last season, the criticism seems to be emanating from the overall performance of the New York Yankees this season.
@TalkinYanks Wish he played for a better team
@TalkinYanks Who cares we suck
The Bronx Bombers find themselves in fourth place in the AL East as April draws to a close. Two straight losses to the Minnesota Twins have set them seven games behind the first-place Rays.