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But Judge also batted .185 in August that year and dealt with left shoulder issues the remainder of that season, requiring arthroscopic surgery in the offseason. He still finished his first full season in The Bronx with 52 home runs, 114 RBIs and a 1.049 OPS, unanimously earning the AL Rookie of the Year award while coming in second to Houston’s Jose Altuve in MVP voting. There were no All-Star festivities in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A locked-in Aaron Judge is on pace to break Roger Maris’ long-standing Yankees record and American League mark of 61 home runs, but that hasn’t made the slugger reconsider his potential participation in Major League Baseball’s signature long-ball event over the All-Star break. Judge faced a less daunting challenge in the second round, producing a baker's dozen -- including blasts of 501, 504 and 513 feet -- before defeating Bellinger with a 507-foot drive to left field. In Tuesday night's game, he's set to bat third for the American League.
September 14, 2018 New York Yankees activated RF Aaron Judge from the 10-day injured list. June 21, 2019 New York Yankees activated RF Aaron Judge from the 10-day injured list. August 14, 2020 New York Yankees placed RF Aaron Judge on the 10-day injured list retroactive to August 12, 2020. August 25, 2020 New York Yankees activated RF Aaron Judge from the 10-day injured list. August 28, 2020 New York Yankees placed RF Aaron Judge on the 10-day injured list retroactive to August 27, 2020.
Yankees preparing offer to top free agent in another battle with Giants
If he truly is available, there will be a bidding war across the game. Regardless of how the next steps turn out, Kapler made one thing clear this week. Joc Pederson was brought back to be a DH, not a full-time outfielder. The Giants kicked the tires on Nimmo, but the industry expectation was that New York Mets owner Steve Cohen would win that bidding.
The World Baseball Classic, co-owned by MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association, has been the sport’s alternative. Defending Home Run Derby champion Giancarlo Stanton of the Miami Marlins has been bounced in the first round of this year’s event, eliminated by Gary Sanchez of the New York Yankees. Sano knocked off Judge’s Yankees teammate, Gary Sanchez, in the semifinals. Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees has won the Home Run Derby, adding that title to his burgeoning list of rookie accomplishments. "The Derby wasn't even that big of a toll, to be honest," he said. "It's just like taking BP. It really wasn't too taxing. I wasn't trying to swing 110 percent, I was taking a normal 80, 90 percent swing, trying to make contact."
Aaron Judge, Yankees play Home Run Derby in clobbering Cubs, 8-0
August 2, 2016 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders activated RF Aaron Judge from the 7-day disabled list. September 14, 2016 New York Yankees placed RF Aaron Judge on the 15-day disabled list. October 3, 2016 New York Yankees activated RF Aaron Judge from the 15-day disabled list.
But about an hour after Kapler addressed the media, Bellinger became a Cub. That was about where we came in, with Judge at his locker with his hands behind his back, a pleasant enough expression if perhaps unsure what he’d done to draw such an early-morning crowd. Turned out, he’d told a The Players’ Tribune podcast he’d probably decline an invitation to return to the derby, and on the fourth Thursday of spring training that counts as interesting, because he’s Aaron Judge. So whichever way you want to spin it, you can, but maybe, just maybe, it’s time to start dusting off that trusty old asterisk once again. Did not appear in a game after being selected by the Yankees in the first round of the First-Year Player Draft...
Regular Season
Since Apple’s seven-year, $595 million deal to secure the Friday Night Baseball package was first announced in March, the tech company has been a stone in YES’ shoe. Even though two of the four Apple games that otherwise would have aired on YES were less than momentous (nobody’s going to lose sleep over the loss of a Royals or Tigers matchup), the tech giant’s late-innings deal with MLB caught the RSN on its heels. As such, here’s a modest proposal, one that won’t include an exhortation to devour Irish babies. On Friday night, before Apple TV begins streaming a Yankees-Red Sox showdown that could prove to be a milestone moment for baseball and everyone watching, the Bombers should sit Judge. In what would function as a Bronx cheer directed toward the digital interloper, the Yanks could choose to remand Judge to the bench for one night, thereby depriving Apple of a shot at stealing TV’s thunder.
"It was a cool experience. I enjoyed it all, but I don't think I really need to go out there and do it again." Chris Sale will become the first pitcher to make consecutive All-Star starts representing different teams. Stanton and the rest of the Marlins flew back to Miami early Monday after completing a sweep of the Giants in San Francisco on Sunday. Stanton says he got about 2½ hours of sleep, including an hour on the plane. The 2020 Games are scheduled for July 24 to Aug. 9, and Major League Baseball has repeatedly said it will not interrupt its season.
Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees celebrates with Danilo Valiente after winning the T-Mobile Home Run Derby at Marlins Park on July 10, 2017 in... Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees celebrates after winning the T-Mobile Home Run Derby at Marlins Park on July 10, 2017 in Miami, Florida. Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees celebrates with the trophy after winning the T-Mobile Home Run Derby at Marlins Park on July 10, 2017 in Miami,...
Judge declined to answer a question regarding speculation that a left shoulder injury that required offseason surgery stemmed from his participation in the Home Run Derby. Stanton isn't trying to avoid the derby this season if he can help it. "He shouldn't be pressured into doing it if he doesn't want to," Stanton said.
Following the season, was tabbed by Baseball America as the Yankees' second-best prospect…was also named an Organization All-Star by MiLB.com... After the season, played for Scottsdale in the Arizona Fall League, batting .278 (25-for-90) with 15R, 5 doubles, 4HR and 15RBI in 24 games…was selected to the Fall Stars Game and was named AFL "Player of the Week" on 11/4. There is more to baseball than home runs, though you wouldn’t know it lately.
ESPN Stats & InformationOn average, players that competed in the HR Derby needed an extra 5.6 AB per HR in the second half than they did in the first half. By comparison, the league average actually improved ever so slightly following the break. Judge, the 6-foot-7 New York Yankees titan who leads MLB in homers and is challenging for the AL triple crown, has been teasing us for a while.
Jose Trevino, who hit the pinch-hit “walk-off” single that ended Friday night’s game, hit his fifth homer of the season to lead off the fifth inning. That came in his 95th at-bat of the season and matches the catcher’s total for all of last season, which took him 285 at-bats. NEW YORK — Friday night, the Yankees had to work extra hard just to squeak one out, but Saturday night in the Bronx the Bombers left no doubts. They hit the Cubs early and often, hammering a season-high six home runs, including two from MLB-leading slugger Aaron Judge, and Jordan Montgomery threw seven scoreless innings as they beat the Cubs, 8-0, at Yankee Stadium.
But those figures were exchanged before his monster start to the season. "I try to take everything one day at a time. That's what's helped me along this first half of the year," Judge said. "I have had wonderful people help me out through the years. And I can't thank them enough for where I'm at right now." Even after the unforgettable display, Judge still appeared to have energy left in the tank, suggesting that he may already be ready to defend the title. Stacked end to end, Judge's homers traveled 3.9 miles and would have enough distance to reach from home plate at Marlins Park into nearby Biscayne Bay.
When asked in spring training if the post-Derby slump would impact his decision to avoid the event, Judge shook his head. Judge finished the regular season with an AL-leading 52 home runs. Judge, the reigning American League Rookie of the Year and AL home run champion, dismissed any chance that he would change his mind by this year's All-Star break, even if MLB pressured him to participate. "I think he's one of the most interestingly talented defenders in the sport in center field," he said. Baseball America as the Yankees' No. 6 prospect…was also named the IL's "Best Power Prospect" and the league's 19th-best prospect.
Both Judge and Sanchez opted to have their regular batting-practice pitcher, Danilo Valiente, toss to them in Miami. Judge said that the 51-year-old Valiente has a knack for finding the barrel of his bat.
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