Aaron Judge spent most of his career hitting second in the New York Yankees lineup. Last season, the Yankees' captain dropped to the No. 3 spot to make room for Juan Soto, who filled the spot typically reserved for the team’s best hitter.
Waiting for outfield practice to begin on Field 3, Yankees captain Aaron Judge stood in foul territory paying attention to the starting infield for Saturday’s spring training game going through its final rounds of groundball drills.
Aaron Judge and the Yankees are preparing for a strong 2025 season. However, Aaron Boone has shared a latest update on Judge's availability.
If New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone ever plans on winning a World Series, at least he has Aaron Judge at his side. The Yankees won only a single pennant in Boone’s first seven seasons. Judge, 2023 AL Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole,
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said in an interview with Foul Territory TV on Wednesday that he plans to bat Judge second this season. Judge hit in the two hole regularly in 2023 before moving to the three spot in 2024 while Juan Soto batted second.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he expects Judge to make his Grapefruit League debut March 1 or shortly thereafter, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports. Judge isn't dealing with an injury during camp, but the Yankees plan to hold the star outfielder out for the first week and a half of exhibition play to let players vying for roster spots pick up more at-bats.
Aaron Judge took the field for the first time Saturday and had a hard two-run single through the left side of the infield in his second at-bat.
as manager Aaron Boone has circled March 1 as Judge’s likely spring debut. “With Aaron, now having done this nine to 10 years into his career now, what did he play, 158 games last year?”
With his first Grapefruit League at-bats of the year under his belt, Aaron Judge said he believes a heavier spring workload could ward off another slow start to his regular season. Judge went 1-for-2
However, Judge and the Yankees must be extremely careful. Designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton (elbows) will begin the season on the injured list, and utility infielder DJ LeMahieu (left calf) could join him after leaving Saturday’s game early.
Aaron Judge made his long-awaited spring training debut and picked up where he left off last season, driving in two runs to help lift the Yankees to a 9-3 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday afternoon.