Aaron Judge - wikipedia Aaron Judge Aaron Judge Judge with the Yankees in 2017 New York Yankees -- No. 99 Right fielder Born : ( 1992 - 04 - 26 ) April 26, 1992 ( age 25 ) Linden, California Bats : Right Throws : Right MLB debut August 13, 2016, for the New York Yankees MLB statistics ( through September 25, 2017 ) Batting average. 268 Hits 164 Home runs 54 Runs batted in 118 Teams New York Yankees ( 2016 -- present ) Career highlights and awards All - Star ( 2017 ) Home Run Derby champion ( 2017 ) 3 × AL Rookie of the Month ( April -- June 2017 ) Aaron James Judge ( born April 26, 1992 ) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball ( MLB ). Judge played college baseball at Fresno State. The Yankees selected Judge in the first round of the 2013 MLB draft. After making his MLB debut in 2016 and hitting a home run in his first career at bat, Judge has had a record - breaking rookie year in 2017. He was named an All - Star and won the Home Run Derby. He broke the Yankees ' record for home runs by a rookie ( besting Joe DiMaggio 's 29 with 30 before the All - Star break ), while also breaking the MLB rookie record of reaching base 164 times before the All - Star break. He won the American League 's ( AL ) Rookie of the Month Awards for April, May, and June 2017, as well as the AL 's Player of the Month Award in June. Judge set a new MLB rookie record for home runs, surpassing Mark McGwire 's total of 49. Contents 1 Early life and amateur career 2 Professional career 2.1 Minor leagues 2.2 New York Yankees 2.2. 1 2016 2.2. 2 2017 : All - Star season 2.3 New York Yankees franchise records 2.4 MLB records 3 Uniform 4 Player profile 5 Personal life 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Early life and amateur career Judge was born and raised in Linden, California and was adopted the day after he was born by Patty and Wayne Judge, who both worked as teachers. When he was 10 years old, his parents told him that he was adopted ; he recalls, `` I knew I did n't look like them. '' He telephones his parents every day. He has an older brother, John, who was also adopted. Judge attended Linden High School, where he was a three - sport star. He played as a pitcher and first baseman for the baseball team, a wide receiver for the football team, and as a center for the basketball team. He set a school record for touchdowns ( 17 ) in football and led the team in points per game ( 18.2 ) in basketball. In baseball, he was part of the Linden High School team that made the California Interscholastic Federation Division III playoffs. Various colleges recruited Judge to play tight end in football, including Notre Dame, Stanford, and UCLA, but he preferred baseball. The Oakland Athletics selected him in the 31st round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft, but he opted to enroll at California State University, Fresno ( Fresno State ), to play for the Fresno State Bulldogs baseball team in the Western Athletic Conference ( WAC ). Louisville Slugger named him a Freshman All - American. He won the 2012 TD Ameritrade College Home Run Derby. In his junior year, Judge led the Bulldogs in home runs, doubles, and runs batted in ( RBIs ). Judge was named to the all - conference team in all three of his seasons for the Bulldogs -- in the WAC in his first two seasons, and the Mountain West Conference ( MW ) as a junior ( the Bulldogs joined the MW in July 2012, between his sophomore and junior seasons ). Professional career Minor leagues Judge during Yankees ' spring training in 2015 The Yankees drafted Judge in the first round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft with the 32nd overall selection, a pick the team received as compensation after losing Nick Swisher in free agency. Judge signed with the Yankees, receiving a $1.8 million signing bonus. He tore a quadriceps femoris muscle while participating in a base running drill, which kept him out of the 2013 season. He made his professional debut with the Charleston RiverDogs of the Class A South Atlantic League in 2014. He had a. 333 batting average,. 428 on - base percentage ( OBP ),. 530 slugging percentage ( SLG ), and hit nine home runs with 45 RBIs in 65 games for Charleston. The Yankees promoted him to the Tampa Yankees of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League during the season, where he hit. 283 with a. 411 OBP,. 442 SLG, eight home runs, and 33 RBIs in 66 games for Tampa. The Yankees invited Judge to spring training as a non-roster player in 2015. Judge began the 2015 season with the Trenton Thunder of the Class AA Eastern League. After Judge batted. 284 with a. 350 OBP and 12 home runs in 63 games for Trenton, the Yankees promoted Judge to the Scranton / Wilkes - Barre RailRiders of the Class AAA International League in June. He was chosen to represent the Yankees at the 2015 All - Star Futures Game. The Yankees decided not to include Judge in their September call - ups. Judge batted. 224 with eight home runs in 61 games for Scranton / Wilkes - Barre. The Yankees invited Judge to spring training in 2016, and he began the season with Scranton / Wilkes - Barre. Judge was named to the International League All - Star Team in 2016, but did not play in the 2016 Triple - A All - Star Game after he spent on a month of the disabled list due to a knee sprain. In 93 games for the RailRiders, Judge had a. 270 batting average, 19 home runs, and 65 RBIs. New York Yankees 2016 Judge batting in 2016 Judge made his MLB debut on August 13, 2016, starting in right field against the Tampa Bay Rays. In his first at - bat, Judge hit a home run off Matt Andriese ; the previous batter, Tyler Austin, also making his MLB debut, had done the same. This marked the first time that two teammates had hit home runs in their first career at bats in the same game. Judge also hit a home run in his second MLB game, becoming the second Yankees player to do so, after Joe Lefebvre in 1980. Judge 's debut season, in which he batted. 179 and struck out 42 times in 84 at - bats ( 95 plate appearances ), ended prematurely when he was placed on the 15 - day disabled list with a grade 2 right oblique strain on September 13, 2016 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. 2017 : All - Star season The Yankees named Judge their right fielder for Opening Day against the Tampa Bay Rays. He had his first multi-home run game on April 28 against the Baltimore Orioles to help the Yankees win 14 -- 11, coming back from a 9 -- 1 deficit. One of the home runs had a measured exit velocity of 119.4 miles per hour ( 192.2 km / h ), the fastest exit velocity for a home run measured by Statcast since it was adopted in 2015. Judge ended the month of April with 10 home runs, tying the rookie record set by José Abreu and Trevor Story. He was named the American League 's ( AL ) Rookie of the Month for April. In April, he had a. 303 batting average, 10 home runs, 20 RBIs, and a. 411 OBP in 22 games. On May 3, Judge hit his 13th home run of the season, becoming the youngest player to hit 13 home runs within the first 26 games of a season. The Yankees debuted a cheering section in the right - field seats of Yankee Stadium on May 22, called `` The Judge 's Chambers '', three rows in section 104, containing 18 seats. Fans are chosen by the team to sit there, and are outfitted with black robes, wigs, and foam gavels. In a game against the Oakland Athletics on May 28, Judge hit his first career grand slam. Judge was named AL Rookie of the Month once again for May. In May, he had a. 347 batting average, seven home runs, 17 RBIs, and a. 441 OBP in 26 games. On June 10, Judge hit a home run that had an exit velocity of 121.1 miles per hour ( 194.9 km / h ), again setting a new record for the hardest ever measured by Statcast. The following day, Judge went 4 - for - 4 with two home runs, one of which traveled 495 feet ( 151 m ), which was the longest in MLB in the 2017 season. On June 12, Judge was named the AL Player of the Week. His week ended with him leading the AL in all three Triple Crown categories. Judge was named the AL Player of the Month for the month of June, batting. 324 with 10 home runs, 25 RBIs and a. 481 OBP. His performance in the month of June also earned him his third consecutive AL Rookie of the Month award, the longest streak since Mike Trout won four in a row in 2012. Judge had a 32 - game on - base streak, including reaching base in every game in the month of June. On July 2, Judge was voted as a starting outfielder to the 2017 MLB All - Star Game, receiving 4,488,702 votes, the most out of any player in the AL. Judge broke Joe DiMaggio 's record for most home runs hit in a Yankees ' rookie season with his 30th on July 7. He became the second rookie to hit 30 home runs before the All - Star break after Mark McGwire in 1987, the first Yankee to do so since Alex Rodriguez in 2007 and the first player in baseball since Chris Davis and Miguel Cabrera in 2013. Before the All - Star break, Judge hit. 329 with 30 home runs and 66 RBIs. Judge won the 2017 Home Run Derby, besting Minnesota Twins third baseman Miguel Sanó 11 -- 10 in the final round to become the first rookie to ever win the Derby outright. Judge hit four home runs over 500 feet, one of which travelled 513 feet, the farthest in the Derby. After his performance, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred stated that Judge is a player `` who can become the face of the game. '' On July 21, Judge a hit a home run that almost travelled out of Safeco Field. The ball was hit so hard that Statcast could not measure the details on the home run. On July 27, Judge lost a portion of his front left tooth during a celebration circle after Brett Gardner hit a walk - off home run. The next game, Judge hit his 33rd home run of the season, for 37 home runs total through his first 125 career games, third-most in MLB history. On August 17, Judge hit a 457 - foot home run at Citi Field that reached the third deck but also struck out in the game, which marked 33 consecutive games with a strikeout, breaking Adam Dunn 's record for a position player. On August 20, Judge tied pitcher Bill Stoneman 's streak of striking out in 37 consecutive games. Judge would break Curtis Granderson 's record of 195 for most single - season strikeouts in Yankees history. On September 4, Judge became the first AL rookie to record 100 walks in a single season since Al Rosen ( 1950 ), and the first player in MLB to do it since Jim Gilliam ( 1953 ). During a game on September 10, Judge received his 107th walk, the most walks by a rookie in a season since Ted Williams in 1939. During the same game, he also became the second rookie in MLB history to hit 40 home runs in a season since McGwire ( 1987 ). He joined Babe Ruth ( 1920 ), Lou Gehrig ( 1927 ), Joe DiMaggio ( 1937 ) and Mickey Mantle ( 1956 ) as the only Yankees to hit 40 home runs in a season at age 25 or younger. On September 20, Judge became the first player since José Bautista in 2010, and the first rookie, to record 100 runs, 45 home runs, 100 RBIs, and 100 walks in a single season. On September 25, Judge hit his 49th and 50th home runs, tying and surpassing Mark McGwire 's single season rookie home run record. With this historic achievement, Judge also took his first ' curtain call ' at Yankee Stadium as the crowd called him out of the dugout to a standing ovation. New York Yankees franchise records Most home runs in a season by a rookie : 50 ( Joe DiMaggio held the record with 29 ) Fifth Yankee to have 50 home runs in a single season. He joins Babe Ruth ( 54 in 1920, 59 in 1921, 60 in 1927, 54 in 1928 ), Mickey Mantle ( 52 in 1956, 54 in 1961 ), Roger Maris ( 61 in 1961 ), and Alex Rodriguez ( 54 in 2007 ). First Yankee with at least 110 walks and 110 runs scored since Mickey Mantle in 1961 ( 126 walks, 131 runs ). Second player in Yankees history to hit a home run in each of his first two games. ( Joe Lefebvre was the first Yankee to do so in 1980 ). Holds the Yankees single season record for strikeouts with 199. ( Passing Curtis Granderson 's 195 ) 27 home runs at Yankee Stadium in a single season. First right - handed hitter in Yankees history with at least 100 RBIs, 100 runs scored and 100 walks ; in a single season Eighth player in Yankees history with at least 100 runs, 100 RBIs and 100 walks in a season. Fourth rookie in franchise history with 100 RBIs in a season ( joining Joe DiMaggio, Tony Lazzeri and Hideki Matsui ). MLB records Most home runs by a rookie, 50 ( Mark McGwire held record with 49 ) Became the youngest player to hit 13 home runs within the first 26 games of a season. Measured exit velocity of 119.4 miles per hour ( 192.2 km / h ), the fastest exit velocity for a home run measured by Statcast. ( April 28, 2017 ) Measured exit velocity of 121.1 miles per hour ( 194.9 km / h ), again setting a new record for the hardest ever measured by Statcast. ( June 10, 2017 ) Second rookie to hit 30 home runs before the All - Star break after Mark McGwire ( 33 in 1987 ). Holds the MLB record for striking out in 37 consecutive games. ( 2017 ) Holds the MLB record for most strikeouts by a rookie with 201. First rookie in MLB history with at least 45 home runs, 100 RBIs and 100 runs scored. Second rookie in MLB history with 100 + RBIs, 100 + runs scored and 100 + walks in a season. ( Ted Williams is the other ). Uniform Judge has worn the unusual uniform number of 99 since it was given to him during 2016 spring training ( higher numbers are often given to young players who are not expected to make the regular - season team ). Judge has stated he would prefer either No. 44 ( retired by the Yankees to honor Reggie Jackson ) or No. 35 ( worn by Michael Pineda since 2014 ), but is not sure whether he would switch if the latter two were to become available. MLB along with the MLB Players Association, created Players Weekend to let players ' express themselves while connecting with their past in youth baseball '. From August 25 - 27, 2017, players wore alternate team jerseys inspired by youth league designs. They also had the option to replace their last names with their nicknames on their jersey nameplates, and the vast majority of players did so. Judge chose the nickname `` All Rise '' ( given to him by teammate Todd Frazier ) to be worn on the back of his jersey nameplate. Player profile Judge is listed at 6 feet 7 inches ( 2.01 m ) and 282 pounds ( 128 kg ). Due to his large size and strength, he has elicited comparisons to Giancarlo Stanton, Richie Sexson, Dave Winfield, and Willie Stargell. Personal life Judge is a Christian and has posted about his faith on his Twitter account. He keeps a note on his phone that reads ``. 179 '', his batting average with the Yankees in 2016, and looks at it daily as a source of motivation. Judge appeared on the cover of the edition of May 15, 2017 of Sports Illustrated. On May 15, 2017, he appeared on an episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon where he posed undercover to ask Yankee fans questions about himself. Judge has earned praise for his humble personality and willingness to be a team player. See also Baseball portal 50 home run club References ^ Jump up to : `` Klapisch : Yankees ' Aaron Judge never forgot his roots ''. northjersey.com. Retrieved August 4, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Kernan, Kevin ( March 11, 2015 ). `` ' Blessed ' Yankees prospect elicits Stargell, Stanton comps ''. New York Post. Retrieved March 13, 2015. 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King ( July 3, 2017 ). `` Yankees finally get to splurge on international free agents ''. New York Post. Retrieved July 3, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Aaron Judge Receives Most All - Star Votes For AL Players ''. www.fanragsports.com. Retrieved July 3, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Aaron Judge hits 30th HR, breaks Joe DiMaggio 's mark for Yankees rookies ''. Boston.com. July 8, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Aaron Judge hits 30th homer to break Joe DiMaggio 's rookie record for Yankees ''. Los Angeles Times. July 7, 2017. ISSN 0458 - 3035. Retrieved July 12, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Aaron Judge obliterates Joe DiMaggio 's Yankees rookie home run record ''. Sporting News. July 8, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Yankees ' Aaron Judge drops the gavel on Miguel Sano to win All - Star Home Run Derby ''. cleveland.com. Retrieved July 12, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Aaron Judge puts on unbelievable show, wins 2017 Home Run Derby ''. Retrieved July 11, 2017. 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Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball - Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball - Reference ( Minors ) Aaron Judge on Twitter 2013 Major League Baseball Draft First Round Selections Mark Appel Kris Bryant Jon Gray Kohl Stewart Clint Frazier Colin Moran Trey Ball Hunter Dozier Austin Meadows Phil Bickford Dominic Smith D.J. Peterson Hunter Renfroe Reese McGuire Braden Shipley J.P. Crawford Tim Anderson Chris Anderson Marco Gonzales Jonathon Crawford Nick Ciuffo Hunter Harvey Chi Chi Gonzalez Billy McKinney Christian Arroyo Eric Jagielo Phillip Ervin Rob Kaminsky Ryne Stanek Travis Demeritte Jason Hursh Aaron Judge Ian Clarkin New York Yankees first - round draft picks 1965 : Burbach 1966 : Lyttle 1967 : Blomberg 1968 : Munson 1969 : Spikes 1970 : Cheadle 1971 : Whitfield 1972 : McGregor 1973 : Heinhold 1974 : Sherrill 1975 : McDonald 1976 : Tabler 1977 : S. Taylor 1978 : Hudler, Winters, Ryder 1979 : None 1980 : None 1981 : None 1982 : None 1983 : None 1984 : Pries 1985 : Balabon 1986 : None 1987 : None 1988 : None 1989 : None 1990 : Everett 1991 : B. Taylor 1992 : Jeter 1993 : Drews 1994 : Buchanan 1995 : Morenz 1996 : Milton 1997 : Godwin, Bradley 1998 : Brown, Prior 1999 : Walling 2000 : Parrish 2001 : Griffin, Sardinha, Skaggs 2002 : None 2003 : Duncan 2004 : Hughes, Poterson, Marquez 2005 : Henry 2006 : Kennedy, Chamberlain 2007 : Brackman 2008 : Cole, Bleich 2009 : Heathcott 2010 : Culver 2011 : Bichette 2012 : Hensley 2013 : Jagielo, Judge, Clarkin 2014 : None 2015 : Kaprielian, Holder 2016 : Rutherford 2017 : Schmidt Home Run Derby champions 1985 : Parker 1986 : Joyner, Strawberry 1987 : Dawson 1988 : ( canceled due to rain ) 1989 : Davis 1990 : Sandberg 1991 : Ripken Jr. 1992 : McGwire 1993 : J. González 1994 : Griffey Jr. 1995 : Thomas 1996 : Bonds 1997 : Martinez 1998 : Griffey Jr. 1999 : Griffey Jr. 2000 : Sosa 2001 : L. Gonzalez 2002 : Giambi 2003 : Anderson 2004 : Tejada 2005 : Abreu 2006 : Howard 2007 : Guerrero 2008 : Morneau 2009 : Fielder 2010 : Ortiz 2011 : Canó 2012 : Fielder 2013 : Céspedes 2014 : Céspedes 2015 : Frazier 2016 : Stanton 2017 : Judge New York Yankees current roster Active roster 11 Brett Gardner 12 Chase Headley 14 Starlin Castro 17 Matt Holliday 18 Didi Gregorius 19 Masahiro Tanaka 22 Jacoby Ellsbury 24 Gary Sánchez 26 Tyler Austin 27 Austin Romine 29 Todd Frazier 30 David Robertson 33 Greg Bird 34 Jaime García 36 Erik Kratz 39 Tyler Wade 40 Luis Severino 45 Chasen Shreve 47 Jordan Montgomery 48 Tommy Kahnle 50 Giovanny Gallegos 52 CC Sabathia 54 Aroldis Chapman 55 Sonny Gray 57 Chad Green 61 Ben Heller 64 Domingo Germán 65 Jonathan Holder 66 Bryan Mitchell 67 Miguel Andújar 68 Dellin Betances 74 Ronald Torreyes 77 Clint Frazier 99 Aaron Judge Inactive roster 64 Garrett Cooper -- Ronald Herrera -- Kyle Higashioka Disabled list 31 Aaron Hicks 35 Michael Pineda 41 Caleb Smith 43 Adam Warren 85 Luis Cessa Coaching staff Manager 28 Joe Girardi Bench 59 Rob Thomson First base 56 Tony Peña Third base 53 Joe Espada Hitting 62 Alan Cockrell Pitching 58 Larry Rothschild Bullpen 60 Mike Harkey Assistant hitting 63 Marcus Thames Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aaron_Judge&oldid=802508570 '' Categories : 1992 births Living people People from Linden, California Baseball players from California American adoptees Major League Baseball outfielders New York Yankees players Fresno State Bulldogs baseball players Charleston RiverDogs players Tampa Yankees players Scottsdale Scorpions players Trenton Thunder players Scranton / Wilkes - Barre RailRiders players Hidden categories : CS1 errors : dates Wikipedia semi-protected pages Use mdy dates from August 2017 Twitter username same as Wikidata Talk View source Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Italiano 日本 語 Português Русский 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 26 September 2017, at 16 : 18. 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Question: where is aaron judge from the new york yankees from
Answer: Linden, California