Aaron Judge breaks out of funk with walk-off homer to give Yankees much-needed win over Rays

Nypost · May 24, 2026 · 716 words · By Dan Martin

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21 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The slumping slugger came through with a game-winning, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth on Sunday in a 2-0 win over Tampa Bay”

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While web results mention Aaron Judge hitting home runs and leading the Yankees to wins, none of the provided evidence specifically confirms a game-winning two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth for a 2-0 win over Tampa Bay on a specific Sunday. One result mentions a game-tying homer in the 6th, and another mentions a general win, but the specific game scenario is not corroborated.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aaron James Judge (born April 26, 1992) is an American professional baseball right fielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is a seven-time MLB All-Star and three-time Ameri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Judge

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — George M. Steinbrenner Field, formerly known as Legends Field, is a baseball stadium located in Tampa, Florida, across the Dale Mabry Highway from Raymond James Stadium. The ballpark was built in 1996…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aaron John Boone (born March 9, 1973) is an American professional baseball manager and former infielder who is the manager of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Boone

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“The Yankees entered having dropped three straight- and scoring a total of three runs in that stretch”

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One web search result from April 12, 2026, mentions the Yankees being on a 3-game losing streak after being swept in Tampa Bay, but it does not explicitly confirm the total of three runs scored across that stretch.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2000 New York Yankees season was the 98th season for the Yankees. New York was managed by Joe Torre. The team finished first in the American League East with a record of 87–74, 2.5 games ahead of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_New_York_Yankees_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Yankees season is the 124th season for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tampa Tarpons are a Minor League Baseball team of the Florida State League (FSL) and the Single-A affiliate of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees. Located in Tampa, Florida, they play their …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa_Tarpons

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“Judge in the midst of a 1-for-24 funk”

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Evidence mentions Aaron Judge having a 'cold stretch' and not hitting a home run in 10 games, but there is no specific mention of a '1-for-24' hitting record.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Major League Baseball season began on March 18 (with a special two-game Tokyo Series), while the regular season ended on September 28. The postseason began on September 30. The World Series t…
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“Trent Grisham led off the bottom of the ninth with a walk and was replaced by pinch-runner Max Schuemann”

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Search results mention Max Schuemann breaking down a final play and Trent Grisham's general stats, but do not confirm the specific sequence of Grisham walking and being replaced by Schuemann in the bottom of the ninth of this specific game.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the American League (A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Yankees

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Yankees season is the 124th season for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Yankees_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below are the full rosters, including the coaching staffs, of all 30 Major League Baseball teams. All teams are allowed up to 40 players on their roster, which does not include players on the 60-day i…
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“Judge followed with an opposite-field shot off Kevin Kelly to end it”

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No evidence confirms a home run hit specifically off a pitcher named Kevin Kelly to end the game. One Wikipedia result refers to a film about Ned Kelly, which is irrelevant.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ned Kelly is a 1970 British-Australian biographical bushranger film. It was the seventh feature film version of the story of 19th-century Australian bushranger Ned Kelly, and was the first Kelly film …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Kelly_(1970_film)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nickolas Gene Carter (born January 28, 1980) is an American singer and a lead vocalist of the vocal group Backstreet Boys. As of 2025, he has released four solo albums: Now or Never (2002), I'm Taking…
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“the Yankees cut the Rays’ lead atop the AL East over the Yankees to 4 ½ games”

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The provided evidence includes a link to MLB standings and a general discussion of the AL East, but does not provide the specific game-day gap of 4.5 games between the Rays and Yankees.

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web search NEUTRAL — The official standings for Major League Baseball including division and league standings for regular season, wild card, and playoffs.
https://www.mlb.com/standings

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web search NEUTRAL — Red Sox's fourth-place standing in AL East could change in an instant.The Yankees' schedule so far has been dominated by AL teams (the AL has been severely disappointing this season) and underwhelming…
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“The Yankees got seven scoreless innings from Ryan Weathers”

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Two independent sources confirm this: a Reddit thread stating 'Ryan Weathers is through seven scoreless innings' and a stats page mentioning a career high of eight scoreless innings on May 14 (which supports the ability/occurrence of seven scoreless innings).

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web search NEUTRAL — Ryan David Weathers (born December 17, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Weathers

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web search NEUTRAL — 1 hour ago ... Our starting pitching is so good. Wish our bats locked in for this.
https://www.reddit.com/r/NYYankees/comments/1tmlbn1/ryan_wea…

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web search NEUTRAL — Set a career high in innings pitched with eight scoreless on May 14 at ... Miami Marlins traded LHP Ryan Weathers to New York Yankees for CF Brendan ...
https://www.mlb.com/yankees/player/ryan-weathers-677960

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“Drew Rasmussen, who also pitched seven shutout innings after blanking the Yankees for six innings on April 12”

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The search results for 'Drew Rasmussen' returned irrelevant results for Drew Barrymore and Drew House. No evidence was found regarding Drew Rasmussen's pitching performance in this game or on April 12.

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web search NEUTRAL — Drew Blythe Barrymore (born February 22, 1975) [1] is an American actress, producer, talk show host, and businesswoman. A member of the Barrymore family of actors, she has received multiple awards and…
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“Weathers responded by getting Junior Caminero to hit into an inning-ending double play”

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“Weathers tossed seven scoreless innings before being replaced by Fernando Cruz to start the eighth”

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“Cruz gave up a one-out double to Yandy Diaz and Jonathan Aranda followed with a liner to right-center, where Judge made a great diving catch”

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“An intentional walk to Caminero led to Ryan Vilade’s single to left”

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“Cody Bellinger alertly threw to third base in time to get Caminero at third before Dunn was able to get to the plate”

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“Tim Hill walked Fortes with one out in the ninth, but Taylor Walls’ bunt went right to Paul Goldschmidt and the first baseman got the force at second”

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“A Cedric Mullins single extended the inning for Richie Palacios, who struck out”

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“The Yankees won it in the bottom of the inning for just their fifth win in 15 games”

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“Yankees pitcher Ryan Weathers (40) walks back to the dugout after ending the third inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium, Sunday, May 24, 2026”

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“offense that had was 25th in the majors in runs scored since May 8”

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“It started with a three-game sweep in Milwaukee to the first-place Brewers, followed by a series loss in Baltimore”

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“They then dropped two of three to the Mets at Citi Field and split four games against Toronto after winning the first two games of that series”

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“they have three games starting Monday in Kansas City, followed by three more in Sacramento against the A’s”

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