The home run chase is over. There will not be any more pitchers shying away from pitching to Aaron Judge in fear of allowing a historic homer.

But there may be pitchers shying away from pitching to Judge in fear of allowing a game-changing, postseason homer.

In April, the first month in which the Guardians and Yankees faced off this season, Judge walked in 9.5 percent of his plate appearances. In July, which began with another Yankees-Guardians series, Judge walked at a 15.2 percent clip. By September and October, opponents were walking Judge 24.3 percent of the time.

How will the Guardians handle the most prodigious power hitter in the game?

“We’re going to attack him with respect, but we are going to attack him,” Cleveland pitching coach Carl Willis said during Monday’s workout day in The Bronx.

Attack him? The new American League home run king?

“I mean, we don’t want to back down from anybody,” Willis said, before clarifying with a laugh, “at the same time, we are not going to be stupid.”

The Guardians understandably would not completely reveal their strategy for handling No. 99, and the situation will dictate the game plan anyway. But the club acknowledged it likely would have to get Judge out — and not just put him on first base — to win the American League Division Series that begins Tuesday.

In six games against Cleveland this year, Judge only connected for four hits — but two were home runs. The Guardians’ staff walked him five times. If they were not pitching around him, then they lacked control.

First up will be righty Cal Quantrill, against whom Judge is a career 0-for-5 with a walk.

“We are aware of what he’s capable of,” Quantrill said of a slugger fresh off a 62-homer campaign. “We will do our best to make sure we are managing him.

“That said … we are not just going to allow him to walk all over us.”

And it does not sound as if they will allow themselves to walk him repeatedly. Judge was intentionally walked 19 times this season, a far cry from 2004, when Barry Bonds was intentionally placed on first 120 times.

Teams know how excellent pitching is these days, and even mistake pitches can be missed because of the velocity and movement.

“If they’re going to walk me and put me on base, I’m happy for it,” Judge said. “Because I know we’ve got a stacked lineup of guys that are waiting to drive me in.”

The Guardians pledged to be careful, but not to the point that Anthony Rizzo and Giancarlo Stanton would always step up with a runner to drive in.

“Sometimes … you have to get good hitters out,” Cleveland manager Terry Francona said. “You keep walking people, you’re going to give up runs.”