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Aaron Judge joked about his teammate's “disrespectful” action after his HR in Game 2

Aaron Judge joked about his teammate's “disrespectful” action after his HR in Game 2

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge's home run in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series was unforgettable not only because it was his first of the postseason, but also because of what Judge's teammate Gleyber Torres did at that moment.

In the seventh inning of the Yankees' 6-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians, Judge hit a two-run home run that cleared the center field wall to give his team extra breathing room late in the game. Upon Judge's hit, Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres moved from first base to see if the ball would actually leave the yard, a move that caused Judge and other Yankees teammates to mock him afterward close.

“That was disrespect from Gleyber, man. He’s seen me do 58 of those things this year.” Judge said.

Judge also elaborated on the moment in a postgame press release.

“I was pretty mad at him,” Judge said. “It was him and Chappy, Chappy told him to hang out for a bit. But like I said, with a wind like that you never know what the ball is doing in midfield, it's trying to get into scoring position, so I'll let that slide.”

Yankees first base coach Tracy Chapman apparently urged Torres to join, so you can't blame Torres too much for the move. Still, it made for a great postseason moment.

After Tuesday's win, the Yankees are just two wins away from reaching their first World Series since 2009. Judge, who hit an MLB-leading 58 home runs in the regular season, finally managed one in the playoffs and could be heating up in the perfect time with his offensive slump hopefully in the rearview mirror.

The Yankees face the Guardians in Game 3 of the ALCS on Thursday at Progressive Field in Cleveland.

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