Pedro Martinez comments on Aaron Judge returning to New York Yankees lineup

Former Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez praised Aaron Judge as a vital ambassador for baseball following the outfielder's return to the New York Yankees lineup on Tuesday. Martinez described Judge as a role model and expressed support for seeing the slugger on the field daily. The return of Judge arrives as the Yankees maintain a lead in the American League East over the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees currently hold a tiebreaker advantage, effectively widening their lead over Boston to four games as the regular season approaches its conclusion at the end of September. Boston remains within three games of the Yankees in both the division and the American League Wild Card race. Both teams continue their pursuit of postseason positioning with only weeks remaining in the 2026 campaign.

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