Yankees’ Aaron Judge talks WBC letdown, USA’s uptight rep as focus shifts to World Series pursuit

Gary Phillips, New York Daily News Sat, 21 March 2026 at 4:04 am UTC·5 min read TAMPA, Fla. — Asked what he made of the Yankees’ spring training and where the team stands with opening day rapidly approaching, Aaron Judge joked that he had no idea. “I’ve been gone, so I don’t know what’s going on,” Judge said with a laugh.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement The right fielder made the quip on Friday during his first media scrum since returning to Yankees camp. Judge spent the previous few weeks playing in the World Baseball Classic and captaining Team USA, which lost the tournament’s championship game, 3-2, to Venezuela on Tuesday. Judge, back in the Yankees’ lineup on Friday night, went...