Yankees' Aaron Judge makes New York history not done in playoffs since 1960

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Aaron Judge isn't viewed as a good playoff hitter.

And in a sense, that's true. The New York Yankees' 6-foot-7 superstar has worse numbers in the postseason than he does in his regular season career.

But at least this time around, Judge is proving to be a pretty legitimate threat at the plate during the postseason. 

With hits in his first two at bats of Tuesday night's matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays, Judge made Yankees history that hasn't been done since 1960.

The feat: Multi-hit games in five of a first six games of a postseason.

The last Yankee to do it, per @JayHayKid: Bill "Moose" Skowron in 1960.

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He also shared this stat: Five players in the Wild Card Era have had five multi-hit games in their team's first six games of a postseason.

The first four before Judge:

• Ken Griffey Jr. (1995)
• Cal Ripken Jr. (1996)
• Nelson Cruz (2014)
• Jose Altuve (2017)

The home runs still haven't come for Judge in the postseason at the rate they come in the regular season.

But he's clearly seeing the ball pretty well and squaring it up. It could be a good sign that Judge might awaken his power again, soon.

If the Yankees go home after this stretch, Judge won't be to blame, that's for sure.

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