MLB news: Yankees’ Aaron Judge says team needs Trump ‘around more’ after win

New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge said the team’s meeting with President Donald Trump gave “everybody the confidence” to win. 

The Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers, 9-3, Thursday at Yankee Stadium with Trump in attendance on the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

“We put on a show. He came in here and told us we were going to win, so I think that gave everybody the confidence in the room to go out there and do it,” Judge said, via NJ Advance Media.

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President Donald Trump shakes hands with the New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge in the locker room before a game against the Detroit Tigers in New York, New York Sept. 11, 2025. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

“But I guess we gotta have him around more often when we go out there and score that many runs and do something like that.”

Judge went 3-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs in the game, his 45th and 46th of his MVP-caliber season. Trump talked about meeting Judge and the Yankees on Friday.

“I said, ‘You gotta win this game. You’re gonna make me look bad if you don’t win this game,’ and they were great. And Aaron Judge, he is some player, but he is some strong guy,” Trump said Friday morning during an appearance on “Fox & Friends.”

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President Donald Trump poses for a photo with the team in the New York Yankees locker room before a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in New York, N.Y.  (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

“He has the biggest forearms — you know I’ve seen weightlifters — I’ve never seen arms this big. And he’s a fantastic person too. That’s great. He got up, hit two home runs, a single.”

On the season, Judge has a .322 batting average, 100 RBI and 11 stolen bases to go along with his 46 home runs. The two-time American League MVP is in line to add more hardware as one of the favorites to win the award for a third time this season. 

Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton also clobbered a solo home run in the team’s win, and  they were able to salvage a game after they lost the first two games of their three-game set with the Tigers.

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The New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge (99) celebrates with Cody Bellinger, right, after hitting a home run during the first inning against the Detroit Tigers in New York, N.Y., Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

The Yankees (81-65) take on the Boston Red Sox (81-66) in a pivotal series that will be key in determining playoff seeding, beginning Friday at 7:10 p.m. ET.

The Tigers (84-63) begin a series with the Miami Marlins (68-79) on Friday at 7:10 p.m. ET. 

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