Aaron Judge was born on April 26, 1992 in Linden, California. He is an American professional baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). Judge was drafted by the Yankees in the first round of the 2013 MLB Draft and made his MLB debut in 2016. He quickly became one of the top players in baseball and was named the American League Rookie of the Year in 2017. In that same year, Judge set the record for the most home runs by a rookie in a single season with 52. He has also been named an All-Star twice and has won the Silver Slugger Award and the Hank Aaron Award.



