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Red Sox Manager's Sons Give a Surprise Scouting Report After Meeting Aaron Judge

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Kristie Ackert | Last updated Jun 15, 2025 4:37 PM ET

The Yankees are 0–2 this weekend at Fenway, and most fans aren’t exactly in the mood for warm-and-fuzzy moments. But even in the middle of a brutal series, Aaron Judge found himself on the receiving end of some unexpected scouting from the other side.

Before Saturday’s loss, Red Sox manager Alex Cora introduced Judge to his seven-year-old twin sons. The meeting was quick, quiet—and apparently, revealing.

“They were kind of like quiet in the beginning and then they were comfortable,” Cora told The Associated Press. “They called Angelica after the fact and said: ‘He’s shy.’ They called him shy.”

Yes, the Yankees’ 6-foot-7, 282-pound captain—who hit 62 home runs two years ago and once stared down an entire stadium—is “shy,” according to the twins.

Judge didn’t seem to mind the scouting report.

“Definitely, being a dad now, I look at it a little different,” said Judge, who is celebrating his first Father’s Day weekend since his daughter, Nora Rose, was born in January. “Just try to take maybe five minutes, six minutes out of my day. That’s a memory they get to have for a lifetime. Even for me, those are special moments I get to share with fans.”

The boys got a photo and one of them walked away with a pair of Judge’s batting gloves. Cora said another set is on the way. Judge smiled and said, “I only had one pair on me.”

It’s not exactly the moment Yankees fans were hoping to see this weekend in Boston. But it was a real one. And for what it’s worth, Judge is not actually shy. He's reserved.

Just don’t tell that to the next pitcher who tries to sneak a fastball past him.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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