NEW YORK — When the New York Yankees needed someone to save them, Aaron Judge practically put on a cape.

Captain clutch, indeed.

In a do-it-all effort for the ages, Judge hit a tying homer and drove in four runs as the Yankees staved off elimination by rallying past the Toronto Blue Jays 9-6 in Game 3 of their AL Division Series.

“Just an awesome, MVP-like performance,” New York manager Aaron Boone said. “A pretty incredible night for the captain.”

Judge went 3 for 4 with an intentional walk and scored three times, also making pivotal plays with his glove and legs as Yankee Stadium fans chanted “MVP! MVP!”

Down by five early, New York scored eight unanswered runs to prevent a three-game sweep and push the best-of-five playoff series to Game 4 in the Bronx.

“Hopefully he gets a bad ni

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