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 silences Red Sox rookie Hunter Dobbins with a homer as the Yankees lose the series but send a clear message in a heated rivalry.

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,

It seems Aaron Judge didn’t put much stock into Hunter Dobbins’ strong anti-Yankees comment made ahead of his debut in the series finale against New York.

Aaron Judge heard about Hunter Dobbins’ comments about never wanting to pitch for the Yankees just before crushing a home run against him on Sunday.

Hunter Dobbins tossed a verbal grenade into the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry and came out the other side with a victory.

Yankees players Aaron Judge and Jazz Chisholm responded to Hunter Dobbins' comments about wanting to retire rather than play for New York.