New York Yankees captain and slugger Aaron Judge has a lot of accomplishments under his belt. He just secured a trip to his seventh All-Star game, he holds the AL record for single-season home runs and he's a three-time MVP.

It wasn't a conscious decision made by the best hitter on the planet to swing early and often. You can't argue with the results, though.

The offense of the Yankees (48-35) had been dreadful entering play, yet they still won a fifth game in their past eight in large part because the bats finally showed up and their rotation