Aaron Judge is “hoping and praying” for the best for Gerrit Cole and has found the silver lining of a bleak Yankees camp.

LeMahieu hit a career-low .204 last season playing only 67 games due to a fractured foot and hip impingement. Since batting .327 with 26 homers in his first Yankees season and winning the AL batting crown with a .364 average the next, 2019 and 2020, he’s a .252 hitter with injuries every year.

When Aaron Judge is pumped about a new teammate, you can bet they’re something special. The Yankees’ captain wholeheartedly supports the addition of two-time All-Star Cody Bellinger, considering his impressive body of work in multiple seasons beginning with a 39-homer,