‘He’s Been Busy’- Time When NY Yankees Top Prospect Aaron Judge Did Not Get an Autographed Baseball From Derek Jeter

Aaron Judge is going through a wonderful phase. Not only for the New York Yankees, but he has probably been the best performer in the entire MLB. His rise from being an average hitter to a consistent hitter has been remarkable over the years.

Currently, Aaron Judge is one of the biggest stars in MLB. But during his early days, Judge was not very popular. And his big-league debut came at a time when the Yankees were suffering from a leadership crisis. Notably, Judge was still a prospect when Derek Jeter bid farewell to the game.

When Judge was still a prospect during his younger days, Judge shared an interesting incident about why he did not get an autographed baseball from the former Yankees captain. Jeter’s legacy is so big that the Yankees management is yet to name anyone captain of their team. But after Jeter’s retirement, Aaron Judge is the only one who has come close to his legacy as a captain.

Young Aaron Judge did not get a chance to ask Jeter for an autographed baseball

This incident dates back to the 2015 season when an interviewer asked Judge about his chances of getting the autographed baseball from the former Yankees captain. But the then Yankees’ top prospect rarely did not get any chance to ask Jeter for an autographed baseball.

Judge made his MLB debut in the 2016 season. But in 2015, he was still a young prospect. And the reason he had fewer chances to interact with Jeter is that Jeter had already announced his retirement in the 2014 season.

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While talking to YES Network, Judge revealed the same.

“I have not. But he has been busy, man. I have seen him maybe twice since then and I have not mentioned it to him. I don’t think he saw the video. We will see, one of these days man…,” Aaron Judge had said in 2015.

Is Judge ready to become the next Yankees captain?

Aaron Judge is a rare combination of a good leader and even a great player. Even though he is not the official captain of the team, Judge has been a leader for the Yankees team. The only thing stopping him from becoming the next captain is his professional contract.

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Yes! Judge is in the last year of his contract. And he is yet to sign an extension. Though the Yankees offered him a long-term contract, the AL MVP frontrunner preferred to become a free agent.

If Judge signs his extension in the next free agency, do you see him becoming the next Yankees captain?