Aaron Judge | |||
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Judge batting for the New York Yankees in 2016
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New York Yankees – No. 99 | |||
Outfielder | |||
Born: Linden, California |
April 26, 1992 |||
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MLB debut | |||
August 13, 2016, for the New York Yankees | |||
MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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Batting average | .179 | ||
Hits | 15 | ||
Home runs | 4 | ||
Runs batted in | 10 | ||
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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). Judge was the 32nd pick of the first year player draft in 2013. He is a member of the New York Yankees' organization and is largely regarded as one of their top prospects. Before his professional career, Judge played college baseball for the Fresno State Bulldogs of California State University, Fresno.
Judge attended Linden High School, where he was a three-sport star. He was recruited by colleges to play American football, but he preferred baseball. He was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 31st round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft, but opted to attend college. He enrolled at California State University, Fresno (Fresno State), where he played college baseball for the Fresno State Bulldogs baseball team in the Mountain West Conference. Louisville Slugger named him a Freshman All-American. He was the winner of the 2012 TD Ameritrade College Home Run Derby. In his junior year, Judge led the Bulldogs in home runs, doubles, and runs batted in (RBIs). Judge was named All-Mountain West Conference in all three seasons he played for the Bulldogs.