“The best leader, cares about this organization and the fans and the people of New York.” That’s how Cody Bellinger described Aaron Judge. Despite being New York’s favorite son, his heroics, yet again, proved insufficient in dragging the Yankees to a World Series crown. The team feels a deeper sense of disappointment for letting Judge down this time as well. And yet, for Judge, the hardest part came after the final out.

“You don’t like seeing somebody celebrate on your field.” He said after the game as the Blue Jays celebrated their 5-2 series-clinching ALDS win. “We didn’t do our job; we didn’t finish the goal,” he admitted.

The Yankees led the majors in scoring during the regular season. The same core produced only six hits off multiple Blue Jays relievers in front of a frustrat

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