{"id":31167,"date":"2025-03-07T03:19:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T03:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=31167"},"modified":"2025-03-07T03:21:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T03:21:22","slug":"breaking-yankees-aaron-judge-gets-brutally-honest-on-2025-world-series-pursuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=31167","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Yankees&#8217; Aaron Judge gets brutally honest on 2025 World Series pursuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-col px-4 pt-4 font-secondary lg:px-0\">\n<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">Aaron Judge puts the MLB on notice as he claims the Yankees are ready to pursue the World Series title.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-row gap-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col lg:max-w-[660px]\">\n<div class=\"px-4 pb-5 lg:px-0\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-between gap-4 font-secondary md:items-center \">\n<div class=\"flex-row flex-wrap items-center text-primary\">\n<div class=\"author-link mr-2.5 flex items-center text-sm md:text-nowrap \">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-video w-full max-w-full object-contain object-center px-4 lg:px-0\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Aaron-Judge-gets-brutally-honest-on-2025-World-Series-pursuit.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"New York Yankees star Aaron Judge next to the World Series trophy in front of Yankee Stadium.\" \/><\/p>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">As the\u00a0New York Yankees are currently going through spring training\u00a0in preparation for the regular season, they have one goal in mind, which to win the World Series after losing in the dance last go around. While some\u00a0Yankees players such as Giancarlo Stanton will miss the start of the season, the team will still be led by superstar\u00a0Aaron Judge who made a bold declaration about winning the title.When speaking to MLB Network, Judge would speak about what the ceiling for this team is as he mentioned the standard of the franchise which is to win a championship. He would also say that while New York \u201cdidn&#8217;t finish the job\u201d against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series, they&#8217;re looking to\u00a0\u201cget back there and rewrite the script.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s still kind of the same thing. You know, we got a goal here when we play in New York, you know, it&#8217;s about winning a championship,\u201d Judge said. \u201cAnd we came close last year, got a chance to go to the dance, didn&#8217;t finish the job. 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Steinbrenner Field.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3282417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As the\u00a0Yankees added new stars such as Paul Goldschimdt, Max Fried, and others, Judge looks to get them acclimated since he&#8217;s the captain of the team. Former New York player Chris Young was part of the MLB Network team interviewing Judge and when he asked the 32-year-old about any methods to get to know them better, the two-time AL MVP actually credited him in showing him \u201cthe way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou kind of led by example when you were here, I was just a young guy trying to make my way and just even inviting me over to sit down and eat, you know, just kind of getting to know me, like little things like that go a long way,\u201d Judge said. \u201cSo for me, it&#8217;s just about trying to get to know the guys first. What do they think about? What&#8217;s their family life? What&#8217;s their situation with that? Just try to get to know them on a personal level, because then once I can get that personal level, we can kind of get into more of the good stuff. But you showed me the way years ago man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At any rate, the Yankees have true championship aspirations as they look to get back and win the franchise&#8217;s 28th World Series title.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aaron Judge puts the MLB on notice as he claims the Yankees are ready to pursue the World Series title. 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