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Aaron Judge’s career-worst RBI drought is just one of Yankees’ alarming issues with offense

Nypost · · 683 words · By Dan Martin
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What to know about Player Performance Slump

If the argument for much of Aaron Judge’s career has been that the Yankees have been overly reliant on their Hall of Fame slugger, their recent poor stretch of play is only strengthening it.

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What happened

If the argument for much of Aaron Judge’s career has been that the Yankees have been overly reliant on their Hall of Fame slugger, their recent poor stretch of play is only strengthening it.

Why it matters

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Common ground

Try it freeCertainly, Judge has gone uncharacteristically cold — in some ways going through one of the worst stretches of his career.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, False Cause: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/23/sports/aaron-judges-career-worst-rbi-drought-is-ju…

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing loaded language helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.
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False Cause 70% confidence
Assuming causation from correlation or temporal sequence.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing false cause helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 16 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Austin Wells hit two balls hard on Friday — including his first homer since April 28”
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Claim 2: “The Yankees, a season-worst 5 ½-games back of Tampa Bay”
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Claim 3: “Prior to May 8, their bottom half of the lineup ranked sixth in the majors in OPS, and even hitters seven through nine were 10th in the category”
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The search results are definitions of the word 'before' and a TV series called 'Before'. No MLB OPS statistics for the Yankees lineup were provided.
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web search NEUTRAL — Before is an American psychological thriller television miniseries created by Sarah Thorp, who also serves as showrunner and is an executive producer, along with Billy Crystal, Adam Bernstein, Eric Ro…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Before_(TV_series)
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web search NEUTRAL — Adverbs of sequence are words that help us show the order of actions or events in a sentence. They tell us what happens first, next, and last. These words are very useful when giving instructions or t…
https://mrmrsenglish.com/adverbs-of-sequence-definition-and-…
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · The meaning of BEFORE is in advance : ahead. How to use before in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/before
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Claim 4: “Since that date [May 8], though, they are 24th in OPS from hitters five through nine and next-to-last in the bottom third”
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No evidence was found after searching.
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Claim 5: “the team being held to just two runs against the Rays on Friday”
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The web search results are generic landing pages for Google News, CNN, and BBC and do not contain the specific box score or run total for a Yankees vs. Rays game on a Friday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Follow live BBC coverage, text commentary, score updates and match stats from Barcelona vs OL Lyonnes in the UEFA Women's Champions League final.
https://www.bbc.com/news
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web search NEUTRAL — Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Trump administration’s newly created nearly $1.8 billion fund for allies of President Donald Trump who say they were wrongly targeted by the government was hit with a second lawsuit on...
https://www.cnn.com/
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Claim 6: “in his last 15 games, Judge is just 10-for-56 with three extra-base hits and 21 strikeouts”
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The search results provided are dictionary definitions of the word 'his' and general biographical info on Aaron Judge. No specific game-by-game statistics for a 15-game span were found.
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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 — Michael Aaron Persky (born March 7, 1962) is an American attorney and former judge of the Santa Clara County Superior Court from 2003 to 2018. In 2016, Persky gained national attention after his ruli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Persky
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aarón Sánchez (born February 12, 1976) is a Mexican-American celebrity chef, restaurateur, cookbook author, television personality host, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is the executive head chef…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aarón_Sánchez_(chef)
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Claim 7: “Judge “smoked” a ball in the third inning, a 111-mph smash that went right at shortstop Taylor Walls”
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The evidence provided consists of LinkedIn profiles for unrelated individuals named Aaron. There is no mention of a 111-mph hit by Aaron Judge to Taylor Walls.
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web search NEUTRAL — CONSEJERO INSULAR GRUPO PSOE CABILDO INSULAR DE TENERIFE · Experiencia: CABILDO DE TENERIFE · Ubicación: Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Más de 500 contactos en LinkedIn. Mira el perfil de AARON AFONSO GONZA…
https://es.linkedin.com/in/aaron-afonso-gonzalez-988097138
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web search NEUTRAL — Experiencia: Tradebe Health & Nutrition (Clinical Nutrition S.A.U) · Ubicación: El Masnou · 259 contactos en LinkedIn. Ver el perfil de Aaron Perez Moral en LinkedIn, una red profesional de más de 1.0…
https://es.linkedin.com/in/aaron-perez-moral-63061634
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web search NEUTRAL — Aaron G. Investigador predoctoral en finanzas sostenibles UPV, Trabajador Social, Master en administración de empresas, MBA, aprendiz perpetuo, entusiasta en general, metódico en particular.
https://es.linkedin.com/in/aarongimenez
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Claim 8: “Judge is in the midst of an 11-game streak without an RBI, the longest such span he’s ever suffered in the majors”
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The provided evidence consists of general Wikipedia entries for Aaron Judge and unrelated topics. There is no specific data regarding an 11-game RBI-less streak.
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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 — The Hank Aaron Award is given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) players selected as the top hitter in each league, as voted on by baseball fans and members of the media. It was introduced in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Aaron_Award
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 95th Major League Baseball All-Star Game played between the American League (AL) and the National League (NL) of Major League Baseball. The game wa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Major_League_Baseball_All…
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Claim 9: “In 13 games since that night, the Yankees have scored six runs in a game just three times”
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Claim 10: “his dominance against fastballs remains, but hasn’t been as strong this season, with a .622 slugging percentage on the pitch, compared to .871 last season”
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Claim 11: “He threw 10 pitches in that inning — five of which registered as the five fastest pitches recorded by a starter during the tracking era, which began in 2008”
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Claim 12: “the 6-foot-7 24-year-old opened the game by striking out Trent Grisham and Ben Rice before Judge flied out”
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Claim 13: “the Yankees have lost 10 of those games [the last 15]”
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The evidence includes general information about the New York Yankees and references to the 1961 and 2026 seasons, but does not provide a win/loss record for a specific recent 15-game stretch.
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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 — The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the Bronx, a borough of New York City. Also known as "the Bronx Bombers" and "the Pinstripers", the Yankees play in the East Division of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_seaso…
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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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Claim 14: “May 8 was the day they faced — and were overmatched by — Milwaukee’s fireballing right-hander Jacob Misiorowski”
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Claim 15: “Judge ended the game with a 106-mph shot to left-center that centerfielder Cedric Mullins ran down”
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While the evidence mentions Cedric Mullins and a fly ball caught by him in July 2025, it does not confirm the specific 106-mph shot by Aaron Judge described in the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Who is the cutoff man in this situation? Here we have runners on first and second and a ball hit in the left centerfield gap. Immediately we should be thinking double cut.
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/ball-hit-to-center-field-who…
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web search NEUTRAL — Cedric Mullins isn’t good enough right now, and the Orioles need to figure it out. The Orioles centerfield is hugely important to this team’s outlook. But his current production isn’t something they c…
https://www.camdenchat.com/2024/6/10/24175189/baltimore-orio…
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web search NEUTRAL — Baltimore Orioles center fielder Cedric Mullins (31) catches a fly ball hit by Toronto Blue Jays’ Ali Sanchez for the out during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Balti…
https://apnews.com/article/mets-cedric-mullins-orioles-trade…
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Claim 16: “After Friday’s hitless night, Judge has just one hit in his last 23 at-bats with 10 strikeouts”
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The evidence provided contains LinkedIn profiles for other people named Aaron and a general bio for Aaron Judge, but no specific statistics regarding his last 23 at-bats.
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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 — Michael Aaron Persky (born March 7, 1962) is an American attorney and former judge of the Santa Clara County Superior Court from 2003 to 2018. In 2016, Persky gained national attention after his ruli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Persky
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aarón Sánchez (born February 12, 1976) is a Mexican-American celebrity chef, restaurateur, cookbook author, television personality host, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is the executive head chef…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aarón_Sánchez_(chef)
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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.