NEW YORK -- Aaron Judge approached the on-deck circle in front of the first-base dugout with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning in Game 4 of the American League Division Series at Yankee Stadium. Actually, he moved a bit closer to the field.

There he was, the Yankees’ hulking 6-foot-7 slugger, not near the branded ALDS covering of the on-deck circle, but rather with the toes of his right foot inching well onto the grass in foul territory, eagerly awaiting his turn to hit. Trailing by three, New York had runners on first and second with Trent Grisham stepping to the plate to face Toronto left-hander Brendon Little.

Judge lurked not far behind the left-handed-hitting Grisham, who simply needed to find a way on base so he could pass the baton to New York’s captain. Nearly 24 hou

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