The New York Yankees just pulled off something incredible on Tuesday night, locking down their 34th consecutive winning season by beating the Rockies 5-3. This isn’t just a regular win, folks; it’s their 82nd victory of the year, and it happened with Aaron Judge back on the field for the first time since May 31 after dealing with a fractured rib. Talk about a statement game!
Judge’s Return: Rust or Reality?
Everyone had their eyes glued to Aaron Judge stepping back into the batter’s box, you know? The guy missed over three months, and manager Aaron Boone even said Judge wouldn’t play the whole game, even though he wanted to. True to his word, Judge came out after six innings, just as planned. The Bronx crowd gave him a standing ovation when he took the field and again when he stepped up to the plate, which is awesome. But let’s be real: he went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts. He looked rusty at the plate, even fouling off two hangers in his first at-bat. Judge himself said, “I feel great. I played half a game.” He also gave a shout-out to his replacement, Heliot Ramos, who came in and hit a three-run homer that ended up being the game-winner. It’s wild that Judge jumped right back in without a minor-league rehab assignment; you gotta respect the grit, but that rust was visible.
34 Seasons Strong: An Unbelievable Run
While Judge was shaking off the cobwebs, the Yankees were quietly clinching one of the most insane streaks in pro sports. Thirty-four consecutive winning seasons! Let that sink in. Their last losing season was way back in 1992 when they went 76-86. They even had a close call in 2023, just barely clinching a winning record on the second-to-last day of the season at 82-80 to keep this monster streak alive. This isn’t just a baseball thing either; it’s the second-longest streak of winning seasons in the history of the four major North American pro sports leagues, period. Only the 1926-64 Yankees with 39 seasons are ahead of them. You compare that to the Montreal Canadiens (32 seasons), Boston Bruins (29), or Detroit Red Wings (24), and it just shows how wild this Yankees run has been. The longest streak by any other MLB team, besides the Yankees, is 18 by the Baltimore Orioles, and the active streak from the Dodgers is 16. That just puts the Yankees’ number in perspective.
Now, with that huge streak secured, the Yankees have to get serious. They’re still four games behind the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East. They do have a four-game cushion on the Boston Red Sox for the top wild card spot and are 11 games clear of missing the postseason altogether. Judge is back, the streak is alive, but can they truly make a run for the division? They’re on the field again; let’s see what happens next.
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Originally reported by CBS Sports.
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