Yankees’ Aaron Judge Sends Important Message Ahead of Red Sox Series

The New York Yankees will take on the Boston Red Sox this weekend at Fenway Park.

The Yankees enter the series three games out of the American League East lead, with the Red Sox just a half-game behind them. This series would decide which team stays in the division race in the final weeks of the season.

The Red Sox come in 8-2 against the Yankees this season. A sweep by the Red Sox would make it extremely difficult for the Yankees to win the division. Aaron Judge spoke on how the Yankees need to approach this series after how the Red Sox have played against the Yankees all year.

“Flush the past, go out there and focus on right now,” Judge said after the Yankees’ Thursday win, per SNY. “We haven’t had too much success against them, but no better time to change that. Especially right now, getting near the end of the year. It’s time to really turn it up a notch.”

A sweep of the Red Sox would create a 3 1/2-game gap between the Yankees and Red Sox, with under a month until the postseason. That…