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Perhaps the pre-match speech of President Donald Trump turned on a fire under the judge of Aaron.
The New York Yankees superstar, which is trying to win its third MVP in four years, dominated twice after meeting Trump, who called him a “fantastic player”, in the 9-3 Bronx Bombers victory on the Tigers of Detroit.
During his trip to the clubhouse on the 24th anniversary of the attacks on September 11, Trump complimented the 6-inch and 282 pounds of the judge.
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President Donald Trump welcomes Judge Yankees Aaron and other players in the locker room before the Yankees baseball match against the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York on September 11, 2025. (Doug Mills / Pool / AFP via Getty Images)
“If you have so much muscle, you have to hit the ball further down,” said Trump. “You are a fantastic player.”
Trump also joked by saying that he wanted the judge to be “a little bigger”.
The judge attracted his first and second at-bats for his 45th and 46th circuits of the season. The second put it in equality with Joe Dimaggio for the fourth place on the list of circuits of all time of the Yankees with 361.
President Donald Trump speaks with New York Yankees Judge Aaron # 99 in the locker room before a baseball match against the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium on September 11, 2025 in New York. (Alex Brandon – Pool / Getty Images)
Trump receives a warm welcome from the Yankees fans, the songs “USA” burst at the stadium
He was placed on the first throw of his third appearance of a plate, which prompted many hoots. He chose the fifth and struck by looking at the seventh to go 3 for 4 in the night.
The judge is the reigning MVP but currently fights against the Receiver of Seattle Mariners, Cal Raleigh, who already has an MLB of 53 circuits, but an average in the stick of .241 and an OPS nearly 200 points less than that of the judge. If Juddge brings the equipment to the house this year, he would become the first Yankee to win consecutive MVP awards since Roger Maris in 1960 and 1961.
He would also be the first Yankees player to win the MVP Prize three times in four years since Dimaggio did from 1939 to 1942.
New Yankees from New York Aaron’s right-hand player, judge (99), turns the foundations after hitting a solo home run against the Detroit Tigers during the first round at the Yankee Stadium. (Brad Penner / Imagn images)
He also has 100 points produced in the season and is four circuits from the fourth season of 50 counterparts in his career. He would join Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire and Babe Ruth as only players with so many campaigns of 50 counterparts.
