‘Fair Assessment Is by Just Talking To His Teammates’ – Yankees Icon Derek Jeter on Aaron Judge Being the Next Yankees Captain

The baseball legend, Derek Jeter, may have gotten retired from the game, but baseball is still in him. He has left a legacy in the New York Yankees. That at one time seemed pretty difficult for the players to fulfill.

But after looking at the players like Aaron Judge, it does not look like that difficult. Considering that Judge has already hit 55 home runs this season and is on the pace to hit about ten more. 

Therefore, there are speculations in the media that ‘All Rise’ Aaron Judge, might become the Yankees’ next captain. The legend Derek Jeter got honored last night at the Yankee Stadium and also got asked about his opinions on Judge becoming the next captain.

Was Derek Jeter jealous about Judge’s possibility of becoming the next captain?

For the shortstop, jealousy might not even be in his dictionary. While talking about Judge, there was not a single hint of jealousy but pride for him. And his career was clearly visible on his face.

Jeter’s opinion on Aaron Judge becoming the next captain, “I’ve got to know Aaron a little bit over the last few months maybe. I don’t know him well, and I think to be fair to answer that question, I think you would find the answer to that question by talking to his teammates.”

The Captain is pretty impressed with Aaron Judge as an individual. “I’ve watched him from afar, and he’s a very impressive individual. Just talking to him is impressive, and I think to get a fair assessment is by just talking to his teammates, so I think that probably answered your questions,” Jeter said.

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The five times world champion answered this question just as a captain would have. He knows the potential All Rise has and furthermore, he can achieve great things ahead. But who else other than Judge’s teammates could say, if or not Judge is the next captain?

What did Jeter look forward to at the Yankee Stadium?

Jeter was getting honored by the Yankees and a proper ceremony for his induction into the Hall of Fame. The most important thing that he looked forward to was sharing this moment of his career with his kids.

None of his daughters know so much about his career. And it was the moment when he could share it with them.

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He even gave the speech with one of his daughters standing beside him.