In the eighth inning of the New York Yankees' game against the Milwaukee Brewers Saturday, right fielder Aaron Judge came up with a chance to make history.
Judge was bidding to become the 19th player ever to hit four home runs in one game—and the first Yankee to do it since first baseman Lou Gehrig in 1932. Attempting to stop him: Brewers "pitcher" Jake Bauers—a position player in disguise.
Amazingly, Bauers—Judge's teammate in 2023—was able to "solve" the slugger. With a 55 mph curveball, he induced Judge into a harmless flyout—and left Judge laughing as he strode back to the dugout.
Jake Bauers stops Aaron Judge from getting four home runs pic.twitter.com/E52BsX0xb0
— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) March 29, 2025
Judge ended his day 4-for-6 with three home runs and eight RBIs. Not bad.
Bauers, however, was the real hero for throwing a scoreless inning with just one walk. He also had an RBI double in his day job as a first baseman.
Despite Bauers's heroics, New York emerged a 20–9 victor.
More MLB on Sports Illustrated
This article was originally published on www.si.com as Aaron Judge, Pitching Position-Player Share Fun Moment During Blowout.
