Morash: Aaron Judge won't be considered all-time great Yankee unless he wins World Series

Aaron Judge reaching 300 home runs offered Yankee fans a chance to reflect on the superstar career of Judge so far, and what they hope is still to come with arguably the best hitter in all of baseball.

For Morash, Judge represents a “unique case,” as he is undoubtedly a generational talent and one of the great sluggers of all time, but when discussed as an all-time great Yankee, there is still that one glaring omission.

“Aaron Judge presents to me, as a Yankee fan, one of the most unique case studies that I think we’ve ever had in this city,” Morash said. “The Yankees have extremely rarely had a player that can be considered one of the best players of all time and not have a World Series ring on their finger.

“I love Aaron Judge. To me, as a Yankee fan, I need to state this: 300 home runs is great, I love the ride that I’ve been on with Aaron Judge. Aaron Judge is not going to be an all-time great Yankee as long as he remains ringless.”

The Yankees are synonymous with championships, even if it’s been 15 years since their last title, and for Morash, that means Judge has to win it all at least once to be listed among the greats in franchise history, as all the names atop the organization’s deep history are ones that were parts of dynasties.

“He will be an all-time great in baseball history, and he is almost punished by the fact that he’s a Yankee, because of that perspective,” Morash said. “When you’re a Yankee great, and you think about Ruth, Mantle, Jeter, Mariano, DiMaggio, and Gehrig. You think about multiple World Series champions. To not have one and be considered an all-time great is so unique.

“Don Mattingly...that’s the closest example we have. Whenever we rip off the Mount Rushmore of Yankees, a lot of us love Don Mattingly...guess what? He doesn’t sniff those other guys. Why? Because he never won a championship.”