With the year almost about to end, the New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge has been awarded yet another accolade. The experienced outfielder started the year by betting on himself to hit 50 homers this season. And he is now ending the year by not only accomplishing his bet but also proving his worth. Thanks to his remarkable season, Judge outshined NBA star Stephen Curry and fellow MLB star Shohei Ohtani and bagged another award. However, this did not sit right with fans.
Recently, All Rise won the AP Male Athlete of the Year Award, and instead of congratulating the Yankees star, some fans went on to bash him for winning it ahead of Ohtani and Curry.
Did Aaron Judge not deserve to win the prestigious award ahead of Ohtani and Curry?
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Winning over the two-way star Shohei Ohtani and four-time NBA Champion Stephen Curry was not an easy feat, but Aaron Judge did it in style. He narrowly cut to beat out last year’s winner, Ohtani, and the Warrior’s Curry to get the votes of 40 sportswriters and editors around the country.
“Undeserving” and “other players are better than him” are just two of the comments that the sports fans said about the title wrongfully given to the Yankees captain.
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Stephen curry robbed
— Dlo 🇩🇴 (@KidFromDaBronx_) December 30, 2022
for what, hitting home runs with special balls? even ohtani would've been a better option, because he didn't end his season with a ground out in yankee stadium
— Robert Ozias III 🍕 (@timehasflownby) December 30, 2022
We really giving this award to a guy who used metal bats for 25% of his plate appearances?
— FAX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFAX) December 30, 2022
People’s consider baseball a sport? Lmao
— RUI FANATIC (@therealselena23) December 30, 2022
After that disasterclass he had vs the Astros? pic.twitter.com/SjtmAHr0Ry
— GOAT (@GOATails) December 30, 2022
Messi literally won the world cup the Yankees didn't even come close to a world title in 2022. pic.twitter.com/1CcpvPni6H
— MysticalPlumber (@Colmenero86) December 30, 2022
They missed that he was being fed juiced balls that other teams weren’t?
— Hobby Gramps (@HobbyGramps) December 30, 2022
Athlete of the year? Do we not take into consideration he was awful in the playoffs. Steph or Messi should’ve gotten it.
— Magic Bronson (@MagicsBurner) December 30, 2022
I’m pretty sure only 1 of these guys won a championship and a finals mvp… and it isn’t Judge
— Jacob (@jacobnels98) December 30, 2022
Did he also win AP choke artist in the playoffs?
— Carey (@KETO_MANDINGO) December 30, 2022
Guess they don't include his pitiful playoff performance.
— Michael Scarn (@consvet1113) December 30, 2022
Got booed by his own fans for choking in the playoffs
— Mel (@Mel_Causidicus) December 30, 2022
Wonder when theyll do the steroids test. Its pretty clear by his numbers
— j D (@jD43498022) December 31, 2022
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Notably, apart from Judge, Ohtani and Curry also had a remarkable season this year. On one hand, Curry led the Warriors to their 6th championship, while on the other hand, Ohtani also had his best season in MLB. Though the Angels phenom failed to win anything big for his team.
Judge’s year at a glance:
The historic season for the New York Yankees captain came after turning down a big deal. He went on to hit 62 home runs, becoming the AL MVP of the Yankees after Alex Rodriguez in 2007, Judge also signed a $360 million contract. And ultimately, he also became the 16th captain of the franchise.
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And now, since everything happened as Judge wished before the start of the 2022 MLB season, the expectations will be higher from the Yankees stalwart in the next season. Do you think Judge will be able to justify his worth in the 2023 MLB regular season? Share your thoughts in the comments section below!
