The Yankees' bats went cold in a 6-1 loss to the Reds on June 24, 2025. With Aaron Judge and the core slumping, can New York turn it around?
StatPro MLB Beat Reporter
Another night, another frustrating result for the New York Yankees. The team's offensive woes were on full display in Cincinnati as they dropped the series opener to the Reds, 6-1. The loss marks the Yankees' seventh defeat in their last ten games, and it's becoming painfully clear that this is more than just a bad week. The lineup, built for thunder, has been reduced to a whisper, leaving fans wondering when—or if—the sleeping giants in the batter's box will wake up.
Aaron Judge is hitting just .125 over his last seven games.
The box score from Great American Ball Park tells a brutal story. Starter Carlos Rodón wasn't sharp, but the offense gave him zero support. The Yankees managed just a single run, and even that came courtesy of a Reds throwing error, not a clutch hit. Meanwhile, Cincinnati's Elly De La Cruz seemed to do it all, sparking his team with an RBI triple as the Reds capitalized on every opportunity. For the Yankees, it was a night of empty at-bats and missed chances, with captain Aaron Judge going hitless and the team looking completely overmatched.
You can't win if your best players don't hit, and the Yankees' core is in a collective deep freeze. The struggles are alarming: Aaron Judge is hitting a paltry .125 over his last seven games, Cody Bellinger is batting .152 in his last eight, and Paul Goldschmidt is stuck at .164 over a 17-game stretch. Manager Aaron Boone continues to shuffle the lineup, searching for a spark, and preached patience postgame. But patience is wearing thin as the losses pile up. These aren't just slumps; they are black holes in the middle of the order.
It's not all doom and gloom. The one bright spot in the lineup has been Giancarlo Stanton, who has looked locked in since returning from injury, going 4-for-8 in two games. His bat provides a glimmer of hope. Looking further ahead, the farm system is producing some exciting talent. Position player George Lombard Jr. and hard-throwing pitcher Carlos Lagrange are emerging as legitimate top prospects. Lagrange's recent promotion to Double-A Somerset has him on the fast track, and both could be pushing for a spot in the Bronx as soon as next season, offering a reminder that help is on the horizon.
One game is just one game, but this loss feels like a symptom of a larger issue. The Yankees need their stars to be stars, period. With the season marching on, the window for 'patience' gets smaller every day. All eyes will be on the lineup card for tomorrow's game to see if Boone's adjustments can finally crack the code, or if the offensive freefall will continue, forcing the front office to look for answers beyond the current roster.
