Aaron Judge, the New York Yankees‘ captain, was about to unleash his fury after being hit by a pitch by the Red Sox in game three of the Wild Card series on Thursday night, October 2, 2025, at Yankee Stadium.
The New York Yankees beat their eternal rival, the Boston Red Sox, with a four-run shutout to qualify for the American League Division Series, where they will play the Toronto Blue Jays, the champions of the East Division of the young circuit, which will be played from Saturday, October 4 at the Roger Center in Toronto, Canada.
Aaron Judge was about to unleash his fury after being hit by a pitch from the Red Sox
New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge gave Justin Slaten a cold stare after being hit by a pitch from the Boston Red Sox reliever. After the departure of the Red Sox rookie starter, Connelly Early, reliever Justin Slaten came in to face New York’s captain, Aaron Judge.
On his first pitch, Justin Slaten hit Aaron Judge on the wrist. After the hit, the Bronx Bombers slugger shot Justin Slaten a couple of cold looks, as Jomboy Media showed on X, formerly Twitter.
Justin Slaten recovered and managed to get out of the inning, then pitched a 1-2-3 fifth inning.
The New York Yankees eliminated the Boston Red Sox thanks to a new playoff hero
In another chapter of the historic Yankees-Red Sox rivalry, rookie Cam Schlittler struck out 12 batters in eight scoreless innings in the elimination game, sending the New York Yankees to the American League Division Series against the Toronto Blue Jays.
On the 47th anniversary of Bucky Dent’s iconic division-clinching home run, Cam Schlittler outpitched Connelly Early in a Gen Z showdown of rival rookies. Schlittler, with his powerful arm, broke the triple-digit barrier with his fastball and used his secondary pitches effectively, striking out 12, a franchise record for a rookie in his postseason debut.
The New York Yankees took advantage of the Boston Red Sox’s defensive errors in the fourth inning. Cody Bellinger led off the inning with an energetic double on a routine fly ball that bounced off the glove of center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. That set off a sequence in which six of the seven New York Yankees reached base against Early, including RBI singles by Amed Rosario and Anthony Volpe. Austin Wells hit a grounder that glanced off the glove of first baseman Nathaniel Lowe, allowing two more runs to score.
The 24-year-old flamethrower from Walpole, Massachusetts, lived up to expectations. The right-hander did not make his major league debut until early July, but he looked made for the October stage, standing tall for eight scoreless innings.
Present history
History was made in the series, especially after the Yankees lost Game 1. They became only the third team to win the Wild Card Series after losing the first game, joining the 2020 Athletics (against the White Sox) and the 2020 Padres (against the Cardinals).
This marked the first time since Aaron Boone’s championship-winning home run in the 2003 American League Championship Series that the Yankees have ended Boston’s season, snapping a streak of three consecutive playoff meetings won by the Red Sox over New York: the 2004 ALCS, the 2018 ALDS and the 2021 Wild Card Game.
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