ST. PETERSBURG, FL - APRIL 11: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees looks on during the game between the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on Saturday, April 11, 2026 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mary Holt/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
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The New York Yankees are hovering near .500 after dropping their series finale to the Los Angeles Angels with a loss on Thursday.
After a strong opening to the season, the team’s bats have gone quiet and fans have some reason for concern after the first 10% of the season wraps up.
“The Yankees, losers of seven of nine, are now 10-9,” Bob Klapisch noted for NJ.com. “It’s impossible to watch Aaron Boone’s press conferences without thinking he’s as lost as the rest of us. The Yankees split their four-game series with the Angels, but they would’ve been swept had it not been for their closer’s two blown saves… By the time the Yankees slogged off the field, most of the hardcores had already voted with their feet. The ballpark felt mostly empty.”
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And it might not be helping the Yankee Stadium attendance that the team has opted to increase the number of sound effects it plays during home games as well as turn up the volume in recent years.
Increasingly, fans and media personalities are turning to social media with calls for the Yankees to tone down the song clips, horns, buzzers and other effects that they blare between pitches.
“Clearly, there’s a lot more going on in between pitches, which is by design,” Yankees vice president of communications and media relations Jason Zillo told the New York Daily News’ Gary Phillips. “The stadium experience is constantly evolving and changing, and it’s important to evolve with it.”
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“I’ve asked for new speakers, to put the speakers in a different spot, change the speakers — do something — and they continue to just turn it up on the fans,” Judge told Phillips. “If I was a fan, I wouldn’t like it, too.”
As Judge continues to do his part to drive home game attendance and keep Yankees fans engaged — slashing .236/.321/.597 with a major-league leading eight home runs so far, one year after winning his third MVP Award — the personnel behind the team’s stadium experience might be expected to adhere to his requests.
But as the Yankees look to bounce back from their recent cold streak, Judge and the team seem to have bigger problems to worry about than the sound effects.
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