Hunter Dobbins might want to watch what he says before hit pitches again.
This weekend, the 25-year-old Boston Red Sox rookie said he’d “retire” if the New York Yankees were the last team to give him a contract. Yankees manager Aaron Boone responded to those comments before Dobbins faced New York on Sunday. Then Aaron Judge had his say.
In the first inning of Dobbins’s start, he surrendered a single to Ben Rice, then faced Judge. He tossed a 97 mph fastball in the reigning American League MVP’s direction and Judge launched it 436 feet over the fence to right center field.
That was Judge’s 22nd home run of the season and it came off the bat at 108.6 mph.
In the future, it might be best for Dobbins to refrain from insulting the team he’s about to play. Wait until after you beat them to drop that bomb. In this case, Judge had the last word.
