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When you’re homering every six PA, a 10% IBB rate means 1-2 dingers lost to never seeing a pitch, much less a good pitch. This may not be a reparable problem for Judge, whose Yankees lead the AL East by 1.5 games over the Orioles and who project to play relevant games deep into September. Judge’s walk rate and intentional-walk rate are not likely to dive the way McGwire’s did, creating those extra opportunities.
