Aaron Judge-Gleyber Torres moment makes Jazz Chisholm HR Derby flop worse for Yankees

About six hours after Aaron Boone got every Yankees fan buzzing by lavishing Gleyber Torres with praise and naming him his tone-setting leadoff hitter for Tuesday night's All-Star Game, after the exceptional job he's done in Detroit, Aaron Judge just fanned the emotional flames at the Home Run Derby.

With his choice of anyone in the league to sit next to for the family-friendly portion of the event, including teammates Max Fried, Carlos Rodón and Jazz Chisholm Jr., Judge was caught on camera directly next to Torres, laughing it up throughout the event.

Though the parting of the ways was very much not mutual following the 2025 season, with Torres on record wanting to be a Yankee for life, it's clear the animosity did not extend to his captain.

After catching up, the two settled in comfortably to watch Torres' replacement at second base, Jazz Chisholm Jr., take aim at the Derby title. It, uh, only made things worse.

Yankees MVP Aaron Judge reunited with Gleyber Torres at the 2025 MLB Home Run Derby to watch Jazz Chisholm Jr. struggle

The good news? On a night where Oneil Cruz struck a 513-foot mega-shot, Chisholm Jr. did crank an impressive 453-foot blast that earned him bonus time.

The bad? That was only one of his three home runs in regulation, as every Yankee fan thought a little longer and a little harder about the shoulder injury that helped facilitate his move off third base last week.

Chisholm Jr. didn't get shut out. He did, however, get booed roundly beforehand, and also managed to approximate what it might look like if DJ LeMahieu had been granted entry into the Home Run Derby instead.

Judge, Fried and Co. (not Torres) tried their best to get him back on track during a mid-Derby breather, but it was just too late.

It's a shame, too, because that flashy Derby chain would've looked extra appropriate around Chisholm Jr.'s shoulders.

Now, he can rest up for the big event (as long as he's not too emotionally sore), during which he'll see Judge and Torres take the field together once again in the starting lineup.