Minutes After Winning a Special Award, Aaron Judge Reveals How a Near-Cancellation of a Hawaii Vacation Loomed Amidst His Free Agency Havoc

During the off-season, Aaron Judge had a chaotic time. The New York Yankees’ captain was a highly sought-after free agent and met with several teams. In fact, one such meeting almost ruined his vacation. Most recently, he revealed an incident during free agency that made him cut it close with a flight for a Hawaii vacation. 

Judge had many Yankees fans on the edge of their seats while meeting with other teams. But he eventually signed with the Bronx Bombers, with the official announcement spreading relief. But during that free agency period, this incident almost ruined his holiday. 

Aaron Judge traveled to San Diego two days before his Hawaii vacation

Aaron Judge was named AL Player of the Month for May. This is a massive honor as he continues to play some great baseball. But most recently, he revealed a free agency incident that nearly derailed his vacation plans. Judge recalled having to travel to the Winter Meetings just 2 days before a Hawaii vacation with his wife. He recalled the incident while on the “On Base with Mookie Betts” show, hosted by Bleacher Report.

In the video, Judge recalls the incident and the call with his agent saying, “He’s like hey, we got to get you on a flight to these Winter Meetings. And I’m like, what are you talking about? I got a flight in 2 days with my wife to go out to Hawaii. We’re going out there for a little vacation. What do you mean I’ve got to go to San Diego? He’s like we got to, there’s stuff buzzing, teams are calling, like we go to get you here like ASAP.”

He continued, “Like, in the morning. There’s just stressful times like that, like hopping on a flight. Flying all night there, staying in San Diego just for a couple of hours just to hop on another flight to head out to Hawaii.”

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It was definitely a stressful situation for the star outfielder as he faced a time crunch. But it all worked out in the end. Judge enjoyed his Hawaii vacation with his wife and eventually re-signed with the Yankees. Now, he is on track to match his historic 2022 season. 

Judge may match his 2022 season production

Aaron Judge has played some exceptional baseball over the last month. Although he played well earlier in the season, since returning from injury, his batting has been great. In fact, stats are pointing to him matching his historic 2022 season. He has 18 home runs so far this year, which is 1 less than his tally by the same time last season. If he keeps up this form, he may reach his home run mark of 62 from last year. It will be interesting to see how his year progresses going forward.

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