Shortly Before Spring Training, New York Yankees Skipper Candidly Opens Up on Aaron Judge’s First Season as Captain in Pinstripes

With 62 home runs and a broken Roger Maris record from 1961 against the free market, Aaron Judge was the undoubted American League MVP in 2022. As a result, he left the New York Yankees’ front office with no other choice than to meet his price and bring him back to the outfield. However, Judge’s slugging wasn’t the only reason behind the Pinstripes shedding $360 million, for the 6-foot 7-inch giant.

After eight long years, for the first time since Derek Jeter’s retirement in 2014, the Pinstripes found a suitable candidate to fill the empty captaincy position in the roster.

Now, with the Yanks set to field their first team since their ALCS elimination in a week, Aaron Boone candidly opened up about Judge’s new role in the team.

Aaron Boone has only praises for Aaron Judge

In a piece from last evening by Bryan Hoch, Aaron Boone opened up about his faith in Aaron Judge, and how he was a leader long before he officially got the title. Boone elaborated on how the 30-year-old always stood as someone he himself confided in, and discussed the “big picture” of the team with.

Boone said, “He’s been one of the main leaders on our team now for a number of years. He’s always one of those guys that I talk to, to confide in, when we’re considering different things. I’ll go to him with certain things that I’m thinking about, especially big picture with the team.”

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Notably, after the 2022 season came to an end, and the winter meetings approached, the only thought in every New Yorker’s head was the potential return of Aaron Judge as their leader. Crediting the strong bargaining power of Hal Steinbrenner, The Judge returned with high hopes.

Long before the official announcement, the Pinstripes had a skipper in their outfield

However, long before Judge was appointed captain, his teammates already considered him their captain. In the same piece, pitcher Lou Trivino spoke about how Judge was always their captain. He said, “He was already the captain. No one was like, ‘Oh, Judge a captain? Never thought of that.’ In my mind, it was just a formality. He’s a very genuine guy; he cares more about just himself. He’s the guy you want on your team, not only because of his talent but his character.”

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