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Judge surprises fans with Jimmy Fallon at MLB store in NYC
When Aaron Judge first appeared in May 2017 On NBC’s “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” a pair of Clark Kent-inspired glasses was enough to blend in with the crowd at New York City’s Bryant Park. These days, everyone recognizes the American League’s Most Valuable Player. Judge returns to Fallon’s show Friday as “Celebrity Photo Bomb” Part of the session, it surprised fans at the MLB flagship. Dressed as an umpire, Judge served home plate behind Fallon, who was wearing a Yankees pinstripe jersey and a catcher’s mask.
Shoppers are invited to take pictures in the batter’s box, just to be judges — By the way, wearing a ridiculously oversized 1970s chest protector – their incredible shock was captured when he took off his referee mask. Judge and Fallon argue over imaginary balls and strikes, one wears Covering her mouth in disbelief, the woman in the Yankees hat gushes, “Impossible! I’m shaking right now!” Are you kidding me?”
Two young boys wearing the number 99 Yankees jerseys Judge watched as they faced off in the strike zone. Fallon called it a “strike,” prompting the judge to growl, “It’s clearly a ball.” The young boy, dumbfounded, pointed at the judge without saying a word.
Another couple didn’t even need Judge to take off his mask; he yelled “Ball Four ’ prompting a young woman to drop her bat and squeal with delight. Two other young ladies were distracted while the catcher and umpire took selfies. Someone gave the judge a hug and thanked him for what he did for New York City.
This is a full circle moment for Judge. On “The Tonight Show” in 2017, he posed as a reporter, looked New Yorkers in the eye and asked them what they thought of the Yankees’ rookie outfielder. Some were unsold at the time, but six years later, the verdict is unquestionably yes.
