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New York Yankees Star Giancarlo Stanton Makes a Heartfelt Wish About Aaron Judge Amidst Uncertain Future

ByTanveer Deodhar

Modified Mar 18, 2022 | 3:25 PM EDT

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The MLB 2022 season will end the contract of the right fielder for the New York Yankees, Aaron Judge. The upcoming days will tell whether Judge continues his association with the Yankees with a contract extension or will he don a different jersey next year.

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The New York Yankees drafted Aaron Judge in 2013 as a 32nd overall pick in the MLB Draft 2013. On August 13, 2016, Judge made his MLB debut for the Yankees as they faced the Tampa Bay Rays. He put in a powerful performance with a home run in his debut game as the Yankees won the home game 8-4.

Recently, his fellow teammate, Giancarlo Stanton spoke about Aaron Judge’s contract extension with the Yankees.

“It’s been great playing with him, watching him grow as a player and a person. I hope the rest of our careers are together. I think it’ll get figured out,” said Stanton.

"It's been great playing with him, watching him grow as a player and a person. I hope the rest of our careers are together. I think it'll get figured out."
Giancarlo Stanton talks about playing with Aaron Judge and the possibility of a Judge contract extension: pic.twitter.com/ASzpICFoep
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) March 15, 2022

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Judge and Stanton are perfect in the middle for the Yankees as the duo can get deadly. Both of them are hungry for wins, especially for a World Series title at the Yankee Stadium in New York. Stanton hit two home runs in his debut game for the Yankees back on Opening Day in 2018. So far, Stanton’s journey has been a mixture of severe injuries and home runs.

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Aaron Judge Stats (2016-2021)

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2021	New York Yankees	148	550	89	158	98	75	158	39	.287

2020	New York Yankees	28	101	23	26	22	10	32	9	.257

2019	New York Yankees	102	378	75	103	55	64	141	27	.272

2018	New York Yankees	112	413	77	115	67	76	152	27	.278

2017	New York Yankees	155	542	128	154	114	127	208	52	.284

2016	New York Yankees	27	84	10	15	10	9	42	4	.179

Career		572	2,068	402	571	366	361	733	158	.276

In 2017, Aaron Judge broke the record of the legendary Babe Ruth of ‘Most Home Runs at Home in a Season’ against the Toronto Blue Jays with 33 home runs at the Yankee Stadium in the MLB 2017 season.

CRUSHED! ALL RISE!
No.52 for Aaron Judge giving the @Yankees the 1-0 lead. 💪💪💪 pic.twitter.com/enK0UCMd2O
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) September 30, 2017

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Judge won the 2017 American League Rookie of the Year award with. 426 with a . 588 on-base percentage and 1.049 slugging percentage. He ended the 2017 season with 11 home runs and 24 RBIs in 19 games.

Only time will tell what lies ahead for the 29-year-old right fielder. He has had a memorable journey being a Yankee since 2016. So far, reports suggest Judge will most likely renew his contract with the Yankees, as he will be a free agent after the MLB 2022 season.