From All-Star Nestor Cortes to slugger Matt Carpenter, these seven Yankees played a key role in New York’s journey to a division title this year, exceeding personal expectations The Yankees began the 2022 season with more than a few known stars, none brighter than Aaron Judge. The hulking slugger has dominated the news cycle lately with his historic home run chase and attempt at a Triple Crown. Such production, especially in a contract year, was unforeseen, even if Judge was already an MVP-caliber player when the year began. But a few Yankees had no such reputation – or much of…