New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge delivered a powerful statement both on and off the field after Hunter Dobbins’ bold comment. Dobbins has been in the headlines after saying he would never play for the Yankees,

Aaron Judge knew about the comments -- of course he did. Not much happens at the corner of 161st and River without crossing the Yankees captain’s radar. So when a 25-year-old Red Sox rookie named Hunter Dobbins remarked that he’d rather “retire” than wear pinstripes,

First, he said last weekend that he’d rather retire than pitch for the Yankees because his father was drafted by New York twice before being traded.

Tonight, the Yankees will try to bounce back in the second game from Boston, also hoping to avoid another series loss at the hands of their rival. They won the first game of their series last weekend in the Bronx but have since dropped three in a row to the Red Sox (albeit while sweeping the Royals between sets).

The New York Yankees tied the game with the Boston Red Sox in the top of the ninth inning thanks to Judge's record-breaking blast.