Judge has hit five home runs in his last five games. The Yankees began the day with a nine-game winning streak and the best record in the majors at 16-6. Certainly, whatever happened, I was going to respect whatever choice anyone made in that regard.” “I feel strongly that this is very much a personal choice. “I had some conversations at times with guys, I’ll just kind of leave it at that,” he said.
Boone acknowledged having such conversations, but would not elaborate on them. During spring training, Yankees slugger Aaron Judge refused to directly answer a question about his vaccine status.īoone had previously said he would speak to unvaccinated players to stress the importance of being available for games against the Blue Jays this season.