Aaron Judge refuses to say where he was during the New York earthquake after 4.7-magnitude tremor struck before Yankees home opener: ‘I don’t wanna say’

A nervous Aaron Judge chose to declare himself fifth when asked where he was during Friday’s earthquake in New York.

He NY The metropolitan area was hit by an earthquake shortly before 11 a.m. Friday, and the U.S. Geological Survey reported that the epicenter was near Lebanon. New Jersey.

Before the 1:00 p.m. home opener against the Toronto Blue Jays, Pete Caldera of the Bergen Record reported that everyone at Yankee Stadium “certainly felt the ground shaking” when the magnitude 4.7 tremor hit , although batting practice is said to have continued without interruption.

However, Judge apparently was not practicing with his teammates at the same time the earthquake struck.

When asked where he was at his postgame press conference, the red-faced Yankees superstar laughed: “I don’t want to say it.”

A team official then said: “Yes, definitely no comment.”

Fans were quick to speculate where Judge was at the time of the earthquake, with the most popular theory being that he was using the bathroom.

“I was definitely getting the #2 spot,” one user wrote on X.

Another simply said: ‘100% taking ass’.

“Definitely in the bathroom,” said a third.

While one user joked: ‘Definitely felt a “little rumble”’.

Wherever he was, Judge certainly felt the force of the rare East Coast tremor, which struck from eastern Pennsylvania to western Connecticut.

“Yes, I felt that before the game,” he added. “Usually you get a couple of bangs in this stadium before the game, but that one was a little different.”

The Yankees suffered a loss against the Blue Jays, who won 3-0 that day.

Pinch-hitter Ernie Clement broke the tie with a solo home run off Caleb Ferguson leading off the seventh inning, while Juan Soto went 0 for 4 with a pair of strikeouts in his debut in pinstripes.s.

Soto bowed to the fans in right field in the top of the first and was greeted with a standing ovation when he came to the plate in the bottom half. Soto is on a 1-16 streak after a 9-17 start.