New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge is one of the best hitters in baseball, but he is the only offensive presence on his team recently

With the Yankees in the early stages of a stretch of 16 straight games, Boone decided a week ago Thursday would be the right day to give Judge his first day off this season after the rightfielder started the first 66 games, the only Yankee to do so.

With the ALDS tied at one game apiece, the score of Game 3 was tied entering the eighth inning at KC; the Yanks went on to win 3-2, then won 3-1 in Game 4, before facing Cleveland (another AL Central club) in the AL Championship Series.