Why Judge’s homer in Game 3 was so unique

Aaron Judge‘s first home run of this post-season was one of a kind.

Trailing by three, the New York Yankees right-fielder stepped to the plate representing the tying run against Toronto Blue Jays flamethrower Louis Varland.

After fouling off a knuckle curve on the outside black and swinging through a 100 m.p.h. fastball down the middle, Judge delivered a game-changing swing.

The two-time MVP pulled his hands in on a 99.7 m.p.h. fastball that was in on the plate and lofted a high flyball off the left-field foul pole, evening the score at 6-6.

It was the first time in the Statcast Era, regular or post-season, that a hitter had homered on a 99 m.p.h. or harder pitch that was 1.2 feet inside from the centre of the strike zone.

Before Judge flipped the mood at Yankee Stadium, Austin Wells