@kagami

putting some context in just how mind-boggling this homer is - this is a 99.4 mph fastball that’s ~5.5 inches off the inside part of the plate - this is the most difficult pitch for any tall hitter (judge is 6 ft. 7 in.) to hit, let alone homer on due to his long limbs which creates a longer swing path - for judge to just hit this, it requires him to keep his hands inside the ball (literally), so the barrel can connect and manage to keep this fair this also isn’t a “cheap” home run where judge benefits from the yankees short left field porch (318 ft from home plate) - he blasts this with an exit velo of 103.1 mph - the ball travels 373 ft (a homer in 14/30 ballparks). and then you have to take the situation into account and the win probability he added with this swing - yankees down 6-3 in the 4th with a 24.9% chance to win in a do or die game - that swing ties the game and swings the odds in the yankees favor (53.2% chance to win now) - that’s a full 28.3% swing in win probability which also swung momentum in the series to the yankees utterly. wild.

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