Aaron Judge
Aaron Judge is an American professional baseball right fielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB).[1]Born on April 26, 1992, in Linden, California, Judge attended Fresno State University before being selected by the Yankees in the first round, 32nd overall, of the 2013 MLB Draft.[1] At 6 feet 7 inches tall and 282 pounds, he is among the largest players in MLB history and is renowned for his prodigious power at the plate.[1] Judge made his major league debut on August 13, 2016, and quickly emerged as one of the game's premier sluggers.[1] In his rookie season of 2017, Judge earned the American League Rookie of the Year Award after hitting 52 home runs, winning the Home Run Derby, and securing his first Silver Slugger Award.[2] He has since been selected to seven All-Star Games (2017, 2018, 2021–2025), won three AL Most Valuable Player Awards (2022, 2024, and 2025), and claimed four additional Silver Slugger Awards (2021, 2022, 2024, 2025).[3][4][5] In 2022, Judge set the AL single-season home run record with 62, leading the majors in home runs, runs batted in, on-base plus slugging, and OPS+, while posting a .311 batting average.[1] Following that season, he re-signed with the Yankees on a nine-year, $360 million contract—the largest in franchise history—and was named the 16th captain in team history.[6][7] Judge's 2025 campaign was another standout, as he won the AL batting title with a .331 average, led the league in OPS (1.145) and runs scored (137), and hit 53 home runs with 114 RBIs over 152 games.[8][1] Off the field, he founded the All Rise Foundation in 2018 to support youth programs and was honored with the 2023 Roberto Clemente Award for his philanthropy and positive impact on the community.[9] Through the 2025 season, Judge has compiled a .294 career batting average, 368 home runs, and an 1.028 OPS in 1,145 games, solidifying his status as a cornerstone of the Yankees and one of baseball's elite power hitters.[1]