WATCH: Yankees' Aaron Judge makes diving catch to rob Astros' Alex Bregman of RBI hit in ALCS Game 1
Yes, Judge does more than hit home runs

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge is best known for his offensive prowess, but he showed off his athleticism on defense early in Wednesday night's eventual ALCS Game 1 loss against the Houston Astros.
The Astros had placed two baserunners on early against Yankees starter Jameson Taillon -- Jeremy Peña on a double to left, Yordan Alvarez on a walk -- affording Alex Bregman an RBI opportunity. Bregman did his part, driving a ball to right-center field. It looked like Bregman's ball would split the gap and allow him to record at least a double, if not a triple.
Judge had different ideas, though, and the Yankees right fielder was able to make a nifty diving grab that certainly prevented the Astros from notching the first runs of the night and the series. Take a look:
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Statcast calculates "catch probability" based on a number of factors, including the ball's hang time and the distance needed for a fielder to make a play. Keep that in mind, because Bregman's batted ball resulted in a 25 percent catch probability for Judge, according to Katie Sharp.
What's more is that Statcast grades outfield catches on a five-star system, depending on said probability; 25 percent and below represent a "five-star" catch, or the most difficult of the bunch. During the regular season, Judge had 22 opportunities at making a "five-star" catch, and he came up short on all of them. In other words, Judge saved his best catch of the season -- based on this methodology, anyway -- for the first game of the ALCS.
Taillon, by the way, would subsequently coerce a groundout from Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker, bringing the bottom of the first inning to a close and stranding the pair of baserunners.