Yankee Stadium almost empty for disappointing home finale that didn't come with Aaron Judge bobbleheads

The 2023 New York Yankees season has been an abject disappointment.

That disappointment played out Monday in the form of a nearly empty Yankee Stadium. A day after the Yankees were eliminated from the postseason, they played their home finale against the Arizona Diamondbacks on a drizzly, dreary day in the Bronx.

Almost nobody showed up.

The Yankees announced a paid attendance of 41,096 fans. They did not announce the actual attendance, which clearly consisted of considerably fewer fans.

To be fair, the paid attendance figure was from the game's originally scheduled Saturday date, which was postponed until Monday because of inclement weather. The Saturday date also came with the promise of Aaron Judge bobbleheads for the first 18,000 fans in celebration of the slugger's 62-home run campaign last season.

No bobbleheads, no fans

Since Saturday, the Yankees have been eliminated from the playoffs. And the Yankees pulled the bobbleheads. When they announced the postponement, they also announced that the Judge bobbleheads will have to wait until 2024.

"Please note that the distribution of today's 'Aaron Judge #62 Bobblehead' promotional item (for the first 18,000 guests) will be rescheduled for Saturday, April 20, 2024, when the Yankees take on the Tampa Bay Rays," the Yankees Saturday statement reads.

Tough luck, bobblehead fans. There's always next year.

At least the fans who showed up were treated to a win. The Yankees beat the Diamondbacks 6-4 to close out their home slate.