Yankees' Aaron Judge hopes hitting advice from NL MVP Paul Goldschmidt will make him even better in 2023

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It really doesn’t get much better than the 2022 season for New York Yankees MVP Aaron Judge. He belted 62 home runs, breaking a long-standing American League record, while leading MLB in on-base percentage (.425), slugging percentage (.686) and OPS (1.111).

Yet, Judge is never content. 

The Yankee captain just won the first MVP Award of his career and has multiple Silver Sluggers and All-Star appearances to his name, but the postseason is where Judge’s struggles have been illuminated. 

Judge’s two-strike approach hasn’t been the best, which is why he’s decided to phone a friend – National League MVP Paul Goldschmidt of the St. Louis Cardinals – to give him some advice this offseason. 

The New York Post revealed that Judge spoke with Goldschmidt after taking notice of his approach at the plate with two strikes, where he has a smaller stride than usual and seems to be only focused on contact. 

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St. Louis Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt is congratulated by teammates after hitting a solo home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals Monday, May 2, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

"I told [Goldschmidt], ‘I saw you up close and I watched your videos, talk to me about your approach,’" Judge told The Post. "He has a smaller, little stride and kind of waits there. That’s something I want to mix in. So I asked, ‘How do you do that? What’s your thought process in this situation or that?’"

But while some like to use this contact-based approach with two strikes, being one of the best sluggers in the game calls for this to only be a situation-based