Ken Griffey Jr. weighs on Aaron Judge's comment originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The legendary Ken Griffey Jr. unexpectedly entered the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry chat this week. Maybe he was dragged in by Aaron Judge’s epic reaction to Red Sox rookie Hunter Dobbins’ bold claim he’d rather retire than play for the Yankees.

New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge delivered a powerful statement both on and off the field after Hunter Dobbins’ bold comment. Dobbins has been in the headlines after saying he would never play for the Yankees,

Aaron Judge knew about the comments -- of course he did. Not much happens at the corner of 161st and River without crossing the Yankees captain’s radar. So when a 25-year-old Red Sox rookie named Hunter Dobbins remarked that he’d rather “retire” than wear pinstripes,