On Aug. 26, New York Yankees center fielder and designated hitter Aaron Judge became immortal in the cartoon world. The 2022 American League MVP hit 100 home runs in a home-run derby on the animated television show , a spin-off of .
However, it may have come at a price in our own world.
Judge has not hit a home run since his guest appearance, Fox Sports pointed out in a Tuesday evening tweet. His last home run came on Aug. 25 in a 10–3 win over the Colorado Rockies—one day before Judge's episode aired.
That is a home-run drought of 15 games—tied for the longest of his career with a 15-game dry spell in 2017.
Judge smashed 51 home runs in the Yankees' first 131 games this year, which would have put him on pace for an American League-record 63 home runs. Now, he is on pace for a "mere" 57 dingers.
A note to Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani: avoid like the plague.