The Bill Parcells quote (“You are what your record says you are”) doesn’t apply.

The Yankees (54-48) have had Aaron Judge in the lineup for less than half (49) of their 102 games this season.

They are 30-19 when the reigning American League MVP plays, good for a .612 win percentage, which is higher than any team in the American League currently holds.

When Judge is out, the last-place Yankees are 24-29, which includes a 4-1 mark in their past five games that has kept the Bombers 2.5 games out of the final AL wild card spot.