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Aaron Judge fan ‘in disbelief’ after viral high-five freak-out

Aaron Judge’s memorable night at Fenway Park on Tuesday also included a viral interaction with fan Cecilia Jacob.

During the Yankees’ 7-6 win over the Red Sox, when Judge recorded his 56th and 57th home runs of the season as he continues to chase Roger Maris’ AL record of 61, the 30-year-old outfielder high-fived Jacob near the dugout as she filmed the celebrations.

“Once he hit the home run, I immediately started filming,” the 19-year-old Jacob recalled to The Athletic. “We were all just screaming and so happy. We tried for the high-five the first time (Judge homered) and it didn’t come through, but then the second time he came through, and I just freaked out.”

Aaron Judge high-fives fan Cecilia Jacob during the Yankees’ win over the Red Sox on Sept. 13, 2022.
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Cecilia Jacob reacts to her high-five from Aaron Judge during his memorable night at Fenway Park on Sept. 13, 2022.
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Though Jacob’s chance encounter with Judge is now immortalized on her phone and online, it almost never came to be. Jacob’s seat belonged to the brother of her friend, Lucy Nuttall, just hours earlier. But when Nuttall’s sibling bowed out Monday, Jacob scored the seat instead.

Jacob, a Manhattan native attending Brown University, said she was in a state of “disbelief” after the moment with Judge.

“You see him come up to take the high-five,” she said of her own recording. “But when he goes to actually hit the high five, you don’t (see) it. But then you catch my hand after, like shaking, frozen in the air, because my hand stayed there for like five seconds after because I was in disbelief.”

Cecilia Jacob’s reaction to Aaron Judge’s high-five naturally went viral online.
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Aaron Judge hits his 57th home run at Fenway Park on Sept. 13, 2022.
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Jacob wasn’t alone in that sentiment, as Yankees fans quickly took to social media on Tuesday to express their excitement over the exchange.

“Loved her face after the high five,” one fan commented on the YES Network’s Instagram page, while another remarked, “I have never. Ever. Been more jealous of a human being.”

Judge is now four homers away from tying Maris’ record of 61 home runs in a season. The Yankees will wrap their two-game series against the Red Sox on Wednesday night before heading to a Milwaukee.



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Stephen Colbert Fires Back at Fox News and Don Jr.’s Dr. Seuss Freakout

If you happened to catch any hour of Fox News over the past couple of days, you may be under the impression that Dr. Seuss getting “canceled” is the biggest news story in America. You probably won’t be surprised to learn that it’s not quite so simple.

As Stephen Colbert explained in his Late Show monologue Tuesday night, Dr. Seuss Enterprises has decided to stop publishing six rather obscure titles from the iconic children’s author because they contain “racist and insensitive imagery.”

“It’s a responsible move on their part,” the host argued. “There hadn’t been an earth-shattering outcry, but they recognize the impact that these images might have on readers, especially kids, and they’re trying to fix it, because Dr. Seuss books should be fun for all people—Black, white, straight, gay, Sneetches both star-bellied and plain, Loraxes, Barb-a-loots, all the Whos down in Whoville and the strange, angry creature called Foo Foo the Snoo.”

Colbert went on to highlight just a few of the Dr. Seuss books that “teach vital lessons to this day,” including the anti-war Butter Battle Book, environmental Lorax and Hop on Pop, which “warns against the dangers of pop-hopping.”

“The Dr. Seuss folks listened to criticism, thought it was reasonable and made what’s called a change,” he added. “Or as it’s known on Fox News: cancel culture.”

After playing a montage that just scratched the surface of how much Fox has obsessed over the story this week, culminating in a full-on meltdown from Donald Trump Jr., Colbert said, “I’m not surprised Don Jr. loves The Cat in the Hat, I’ve always believed he can read at a second-grade level. Also, I think his dad calls him and Eric ‘Thing One’ and ‘Thing Two.’”

Finally, Colbert read aloud from a brand new Seussian book titled “Oh the Books You Can Read,” which began, “So the book news you heard today just got your goose. And now you’re defensive for old Dr. Seuss. If you find that your bookshelf just got a little bit duller, consider these kids books from people of color.”

“There’s lots of new stories you might find quite good,” he continued, “like Imani’s Moon by Janay Brown-Wood. Want more suggestions? No need to keep hopin’. Just pick up Firebird by the Misty Copeland. And this one right here is the real real McCoy, it’s Thomisha Booker’s great book Brown Boy Joy. There’s a whole range of books that will make you feel merry, like this one called Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry.”

“So don’t be so cancel-y, culture-y, whiny,” Colbert concluded. “Read these books after pulling your head from your hiney.”

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