NEW YORK — There is no indication the Red Sox have ordered a pallet of portable speakers to be dropped off at Yankee Stadium for revenge.
That's because they don't think any revenge is necessary.
“I found Aaron Judge annoying last night," Red Sox president and CEO Sam Kennedy said, "but not because of his musical selections walking out of Fenway."
Aaron Judge on Saturday night strolled along the Fenway Park concourse with a speaker blaring “New York, New York,” the anthem played after every game at Yankee Stadium. A video of the moment circulated on the web, and Dustin Pedroia mentioned it to Sox manager Alex Cora.
No offense was taken there either, it seems.
"You've got to ask [Judge] if it was something for us," Cora said, "but I doubt it. He's a guy that, when he hits the ball out of the ballpark, he [puts his head down] and runs. That's probably just something they do when they win. Probably they did it somewhere else too."
Judge, on fire at the plate, is 7-for-12 in the postseason thus far, spanning three games. That includes the Wild Card game against the A's and two ALDS contests with the Red Sox. He’s homered in all three.
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Some Red Sox players were technically close as Judge shared his tune, because of the clubhouse's location along the concourse. But Fenway's walls also insulate the players in the clubhouse from noise on the concourse.
Now, some Sox officials did hear and see Judge. Ultimately, whether someone actually heard or witnessed it in person or later on video seems irrelevant: this seems to be just some friendly ribbing, rather than any sort of escalating episode of bulletin-board material.
“It's a good song,” Yanks manager Aaron Boone said. “And Aaron, he's one of our resident DJs, so he's got a pretty extensive playlist. I guess that's the one that was going. We like to hear that song sometimes when we win a big game."
Matt Barnes and Xander Bogaerts said they had not seen the video.
“I think it's fun,” Boone said. “It's something to talk about. But I think it's just a good-natured whatever.”
Boone was asked how he’d feel if a Sox player did the same as a Yankees player, but with “Sweet Caroline” blasting.
“I like that song too actually,” Boone said. “So, whatever. I think both teams are really good, have a lot of respect for each other, and I'll just kind of leave it at that.”