“Honoured to Be Here and Just Excited to Be Here” – Yankees Outfielder Aaron Judge on His MLB Debut Six Years Ago

Making history every other day is the star player of the New York Yankees, Aaron Judge. Judge got drafted by the Yankees in the first round of the MLB draft in 2013.

He made his debut the day after Yankees legend Alex Rodriguez retired on August 12, 2016. 

Ever since Judge started playing for the New York Yankees, he’s been making records, writing history, and getting awards from day one itself. Players like Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter have praised the player in the past for doing good in the games. 

It was an incredible experience for Aaron Judge

On August 13, 2016, Judge made his debut with the New York Yankees and wore the pinstripes for the first time. He and his teammate Tyler Austin made history on their first match by homering off one for each. The next day, Judge hit another homer and became the only player to hit homers in his first two games.

When asked about how Judge felt about making history on the first day itself, he said, “It was an incredible experience.” Additionally, he said, “Honoured to be here and just excited to be here.”

After that, Aaron went on to become AL Rookie of the year in 2017. Then he became the first MLB Rookie to be named an All-Star and won the Home Run Derby. He also finished second in the voting for the Most Valuable Player Award.

Ever since his first day, Judge is breaking records, and even now, Judge’s 46th home run in this season marked his 100th RBI of 2022. According to the MLB Network’s Jon Morosi, Aaron is on the pace to hit 67 homers this season.

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The player is having a dynamic season and will be becoming a free agent soon as well. It will be a treat for any team where Judge decides to go.

Judge started when Rodriguez retired

The former baseball player, the New York Yankees legend Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez, retired on August 12, 2016. On the very next day of his retirement, another star player came into the New York Yankees. 

Alexander has played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball. In his career, he played for a total of three teams, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, and finally the New York Yankees. He has 3115 hits and 696 home runs to his name. 

He is on top of the list of richest baseball players after retirement, with a net worth of $350 million. 

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How many more records do you think Aaron is going to break? Also, do you think Aaron can break A-Rod’s homers record?