DETROIT – Aaron Judge has one home run in his first 54 plate appearances this season.
It could be the product of the cold weather, a shortened spring training or – perhaps – the use of humidors to store baseballs (affecting how far they travel in different atmospheric conditions) in all 30 ballparks for the first time this season.
Judge said the lack of power is not related to the pressure of not coming to an agreement on a contract extension before Opening Day.
“There’s no more pressure,” Judge said this week at Comerica Park. “The extension talk was a bonus for me, a cherry on top. I always said if it gets done, it gets done. It was a great spot to be in, and I feel like I’m still in that spot.”
