New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge praised the team’s secret weapon after the Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox in Game 3 of the Wild Card Series to advance to the ALDS.

The Yankees lost the first game of the series, but rallied to win the second and third games to eliminate the Red Sox. In Game 3, New York started rookie Cam Schlittler, who went eight scoreless innings, striking out 12.

Following the game, Judge heaped praise on Schlittler, calling him the team’s secret weapon.

“Impressive, impressive,” Judge said after the game on Thursday. “He’s been our secret weapon ever since he got called up, this guy has been impressive for us. The way he’s handled the strike zone, he can run it to 100 miles per hour, great feel for all of his pitches.

“No moment too big for him, even his deb

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