Aaron James Judge is an American professional baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). A six-time MLB All-Star, Judge was unanimously selected as the American League (AL) Rookie of the Year in 2017. In 2022, he won the AL Most Valuable Player Award and set the AL record for most home runs in a season with 62, breaking the 61-year-old record held by Roger Maris. Judge 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.
Judge played college baseball for the Fresno State Bulldogs, and the Yankees selected him with the 32nd pick in the first round of the 2013 MLB draft. After making his MLB debut in 2016 and hitting a home run in his first major league at bat, Judge went on to have a record-breaking rookie season in 2017. He was named an All-Star, won the Home Run Derby (the first MLB rookie to do so), and hit 52 home runs (breaking the MLB rookie record). After his 2022 MVP season, he re-signed with the Yankees on a nine-year, $360-million contract and was subsequently named the team's captain. In 2024, he led the Majors in home runs for the second time in his career and led the Yankees to their first World Series appearance in 15 years.
