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Aaron Judge seems to have filled the hole that Derek Jeter left after the latter’s retirement in 2014. A giant of a man, Judge stands 6’7 and weighs a whopping 282 pounds. He could have been a professional football player or even a forward in basketball. But as fate would have it, he’s with the greatest professional sports team in American history – the New York Yankees.
Judge’s rookie season was phenomenal. He set the record for home runs by a rookie at a staggering 52. He also hit 33 homers in Yankee stadium, breaking Babe Ruth’s record by a single home run. But most impressively, Judge became the first rookie in professional baseball history to lead the league in homers, runs, and walks. His dominant showing in the All-Star Game Home Run Derby was the icing on the cake.
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After his rookie season, Judge was unanimously named the American League Rookie of the Year. He was second behind Jose Altuve in the American League Most Valuable Player voting because of a slump in the latter part of the season.
Sportswriters and baseball experts predict that Judge will in a year or two win the MVP and perhaps even lead the Yankees back to baseball glory.
My name is Peter Max, and I’m a sports management student with dreams of being a known agent to star athletes. I’m from New York and a big fan of the teams of the city. Read more about New York teams here.
