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Aaron Judge
Aaron James Judge (born April 26, 1992) is an American professional baseball right fielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is a seven-time MLB All-Star and three-time American League (AL) Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) winner. He holds the AL record for most home runs in a season with 62. 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. He is considered by some to be among the best power hitters of all time.
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 won AL Rookie of the Year in 2017 by unanimous vote and finished second in AL MVP voting. He hit an AL-leading 52 home runs, temporarily setting a new MLB rookie record, and became the first rookie to win the Home Run Derby. In 2022, Judge won his first MVP after setting the AL single-season home run record, breaking the 61-year-old mark held by Roger Maris.
Following the 2022 season, Judge re-signed with the Yankees on a nine-year, $360-million contract and was named the team's captain. In 2024, he won his second MVP by unanimous vote, leading MLB in home runs and OPS while becoming the fastest MLB player to reach 300 career home runs. That postseason, the Yankees won their first AL pennant in 15 years, but lost in the World Series. He won his third MVP and second consecutive in 2025, and also captured his first batting title. Judge captained United States national team during the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
Judge was born on April 26, 1992, in Sacramento, California. He was adopted one day later by Patty and Wayne Judge, who both worked as teachers in nearby Linden. He has an older brother, John, who was also adopted. Judge is biracial. Growing up, Judge was a San Francisco Giants fan. He attended Linden High School, where he was a three-sport star. Judge played as a pitcher and first baseman for the baseball team, a wide receiver for the football team, and as a center for the basketball team.
As a sophomore, Judge earned All-Mother Lode League honors in varsity baseball as a first baseman. The following year, he was named the Mother Lode League's Most Outstanding Player in basketball after leading Linden to its first league title since 1986. As a senior, he was selected as Linden High School's Athlete of the Year and received team and Mother Lode League MVP honors in all three sports, while also being named to The Record's All-Area first team for each. Judge set school records for single-season receiving yards (969) and touchdown receptions (17), and led the basketball team in scoring at 18.2 points per game while shooting 56% from the field and averaging 12.8 rebounds and 2.3 blocks, earning Cal-Hi Sports Division IV all-state recognition. In baseball, he captured the Mother Lode League's Triple Crown by hitting .500 with seven home runs and 32 RBIs, and he dominated on the mound as well, going 6–0 with a 0.88 ERA and 65 strikeouts, helping lead Linden to a league championship and a berth in the California Interscholastic Federation Division III playoffs.
Judge graduated from Linden High in 2010. He was the sole inductee into the Linden Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019.
Several colleges recruited Judge to play tight end in football, including Notre Dame, Stanford, and UCLA, but he preferred baseball. The Oakland Athletics selected him in the 31st round of the 2010 MLB draft. He opted to enroll at California State University, Fresno, to play for the Bulldogs baseball team.
In 2011, Fresno State shared the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) regular season title, won the WAC Tournament, and qualified for the NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Judge was named the WAC Freshman of the Year, earned All-WAC First Team and All-Tournament Team honors, and was selected as a Freshman All-American by Louisville Slugger.
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Aaron Judge
Aaron James Judge (born April 26, 1992) is an American professional baseball right fielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is a seven-time MLB All-Star and three-time American League (AL) Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) winner. He holds the AL record for most home runs in a season with 62. 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. He is considered by some to be among the best power hitters of all time.
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 won AL Rookie of the Year in 2017 by unanimous vote and finished second in AL MVP voting. He hit an AL-leading 52 home runs, temporarily setting a new MLB rookie record, and became the first rookie to win the Home Run Derby. In 2022, Judge won his first MVP after setting the AL single-season home run record, breaking the 61-year-old mark held by Roger Maris.
Following the 2022 season, Judge re-signed with the Yankees on a nine-year, $360-million contract and was named the team's captain. In 2024, he won his second MVP by unanimous vote, leading MLB in home runs and OPS while becoming the fastest MLB player to reach 300 career home runs. That postseason, the Yankees won their first AL pennant in 15 years, but lost in the World Series. He won his third MVP and second consecutive in 2025, and also captured his first batting title. Judge captained United States national team during the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
Judge was born on April 26, 1992, in Sacramento, California. He was adopted one day later by Patty and Wayne Judge, who both worked as teachers in nearby Linden. He has an older brother, John, who was also adopted. Judge is biracial. Growing up, Judge was a San Francisco Giants fan. He attended Linden High School, where he was a three-sport star. Judge played as a pitcher and first baseman for the baseball team, a wide receiver for the football team, and as a center for the basketball team.
As a sophomore, Judge earned All-Mother Lode League honors in varsity baseball as a first baseman. The following year, he was named the Mother Lode League's Most Outstanding Player in basketball after leading Linden to its first league title since 1986. As a senior, he was selected as Linden High School's Athlete of the Year and received team and Mother Lode League MVP honors in all three sports, while also being named to The Record's All-Area first team for each. Judge set school records for single-season receiving yards (969) and touchdown receptions (17), and led the basketball team in scoring at 18.2 points per game while shooting 56% from the field and averaging 12.8 rebounds and 2.3 blocks, earning Cal-Hi Sports Division IV all-state recognition. In baseball, he captured the Mother Lode League's Triple Crown by hitting .500 with seven home runs and 32 RBIs, and he dominated on the mound as well, going 6–0 with a 0.88 ERA and 65 strikeouts, helping lead Linden to a league championship and a berth in the California Interscholastic Federation Division III playoffs.
Judge graduated from Linden High in 2010. He was the sole inductee into the Linden Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019.
Several colleges recruited Judge to play tight end in football, including Notre Dame, Stanford, and UCLA, but he preferred baseball. The Oakland Athletics selected him in the 31st round of the 2010 MLB draft. He opted to enroll at California State University, Fresno, to play for the Bulldogs baseball team.
In 2011, Fresno State shared the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) regular season title, won the WAC Tournament, and qualified for the NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Judge was named the WAC Freshman of the Year, earned All-WAC First Team and All-Tournament Team honors, and was selected as a Freshman All-American by Louisville Slugger.
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