| Aaron Judge | |
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 Judge with the New York Yankees in 2018 | |
| New York Yankees – No. 99 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: April 26, 1992 Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 13, 2016, for the New York Yankees | |
| MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Batting average | .288 |
| Hits | 1,026 |
| Home runs | 315 |
| Runs batted in | 716 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Aaron James Judge (born April 26, 1992) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). A six-time MLB All-Star and two-time American League (AL) Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) winner, Judge set the AL record for most home runs in a season with 62, breaking the 61-year-old record held by Roger Maris.[1] He stands 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m) tall and weighs 282 pounds (128 kg), making him one of the tallest and largest players in MLB.[2]
Judge played college baseball for the Fresno State Bulldogs, and was selected by the Yankees with the 32nd pick in the first round of the 2013 MLB draft. After making his MLB debut in 2016, Judge unanimously won AL Rookie of the Year in 2017 and finished second in AL MVP voting. He hit an AL-leading 52 home runs, breaking the MLB rookie record, and was the first rookie to win the Home Run Derby. He won his first MVP in 2022 after breaking the AL single-season home run record.
That offseason, he re-signed with the Yankees on a nine-year, $360-million contract and was named the team's captain. Judge won his second MVP in 2024 unanimously, leading MLB in home runs as the Yankees made their first World Series appearance in 15 years.
- ^ Waldstein, David (October 5, 2022). "With His 62nd Home Run, Aaron Judge Makes His Case". The New York Times. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ "Baseball Players All Shapes and Sizes". Baseball-Reference.com via Fanatics. September 10, 2018. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.