When the New York Yankees trailed by three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning of Tuesday’s Game 3 against the Toronto Blue Jays, the air in Yankee Stadium felt heavy. The crowd was restless, the season teetering, and every fan was waiting for one man to change the story. Then, like he’s done many times before, Aaron Judge stepped into the box — and changed everything.

The captain and AL MVP frontrunner had been hearing it all postseason: Can he deliver when it matters most? Under the harshest lights of October, with two runners on and an 0-2 count staring him down, Judge answered with a swing that felt more like destiny than mechanics.

The Swing That Defied Logic

Toronto’s 100-mph heater came riding in on Judge’s hands — the kind of pitch that eats up most hitters alive. Yet Judge

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