The New York Yankees lost to the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Monday night, dropping their third straight game. Judge went 0-for-3, dropping his average to .414 through 35 games.

We know he’s great, but do we understand how great? Judge is staking his claim to being the greatest right-handed hitter of modern times.

Michael King played with Aaron Judge for the better part of four years from 2020-23 and witnessed first-hand Judge’s record-setting 2022 season.