Yankees slugger Aaron Judge called Thursday’s 9-3 win over the Tigers a “surreal day” between meeting President Donald Trump before the game and commemorating the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

New York Yankees star Aaron Judge proved worthy of Donald Trump's praise after the President poked fun at his massive physique ahead of Thursday's game.

President Donald Trump met with the Yankees in their clubhouse before Thursday night’s Yankees-Tigers game at Yankee Stadium. “You’re gonna win, you’re gonna go all the way,” Trump said as he addressed the team in a video shared by Greg Price on X,

Jul 8, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (99) during the eighth inning against the Seattle Mariners at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images Aaron Judge and Aaron Boone failed to maintain a united ...

As a concession to his compromised throwing arm due to a right flexor strain, Yankees captain Aaron Judge is expected to play the shorter left field at Fenway Park during the Yankees' weekend series at Boston.

But the Yankees still intend to use Judge in right on a fairly regular basis, even after Toronto manager John Schneider acknowledged the obvious following Friday’s game when he said the Blue Jays “wanted to test” Judge’s arm when they sent Daulton Varsho home from second base on Nathan Lukes’ two-out single to right.

Ahead of the series opener, manager Aaron Boone announced that right-handed slugger Aaron Judge would return to the outfield for the first time since mid-July, after participating in outfield drills throughout August.

Amid those concerns, Yankees manager Aaron Boone needs to decide whether Judge will stick in right field or change things up to accommodate Judge. Ahead of the Yankees' second game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Boone revealed his plan for Judge in right field, and it's a strange one.