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Aaron Judge complimented the fans at the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
New York Yankees star Aaron Judge knows a thing or two about big moments. Since his promotion to the majors in 2016, Judge has made the playoffs eight times as a member of the Yankees. He helped his team reach the World Series in 2024, where it fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games.
But none of those postseason games — including the five World Series contests — compared to the atmosphere at the World Baseball Classic on Sunday. Following Team USA’s narrow 2-1 win over the Dominican Republic — which ended on a controversial call — Judge called the World Baseball Classic “bigger and better than the World Series. ” Aaron Judge on the World Baseball Classic: "It’s bigger and better than the World Series.
" pic. twitter. com/fABRtmnxDD — Front Office Sports (@FOS) March 16, 2026 That could raise some eyebrows among the Yankee faithful, who haven’t seen their favorite team win a World Series championship since 2009.
For that fanbase, that’s essentially an eternity. Judge has done plenty over his career to put the Yankees in a spot to accomplish that goal. The 33-year-old carries an absurdly-strong .