Aaron Judge

Judge was born in Sacramento, California,{{Cite web |date=October 4, 2022 |title=Linden's Aaron Judge hits 62nd home run, breaks AL single-season home run record |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/lindens-aaron-judge-hits-62nd-home-run-breaks-al-single-season-home-run-record/ |access-date=November 3, 2022 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}} and he was adopted the day after he was born by Patty and Wayne Judge, who both worked as teachers in Linden, California.{{Cite web |title=Aaron Judge – Baseball |url=https://gobulldogs.com/sports/baseball/roster/aaron-judge/140 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908134616/http://www.gobulldogs.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/aaron_judge_739795.html |archive-date=September 8, 2013 |access-date=October 13, 2022 |website=Fresno State Bulldogs Athletics |language=en}} He has an older brother, John, who was also adopted.{{Cite web |last=Kernan |first=Kevin |date=March 11, 2015 |title='Blessed' Yankees prospect elicits Stargell, Stanton comps |url=https://nypost.com/2015/03/11/2-driving-forces-behind-success-of-yanks-prospect-aaron-judge/ |access-date=March 13, 2015 |website=New York Post}} Judge is biracial.{{Cite web |last=Amore |first=Dom |date=July 10, 2017 |title=Here Comes The Yankees' Judge: He's The Real Deal |url=https://www.courant.com/sports/baseball/hc-yankees-aaron-judge-0711-20170710-story.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928192150/https://www.courant.com/sports/baseball/hc-yankees-aaron-judge-0711-20170710-story.html |archive-date=September 28, 2019 |access-date=March 28, 2019 |website=courant.com}} Judge was a San Francisco Giants fan.{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Randy |date=June 16, 2017 |title=Why Yankees' Aaron Judge mimicked his childhood hero, Giants' Rich Aurilia |url=https://www.nj.com/yankees/2017/06/why_yankees_aaron_judge_mimicked_his_childhood_her.html |access-date=June 21, 2019 |website=NJ.com}}

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 basketball team in points per game (18.2). In baseball, he was part of the Linden High School team that made the California Interscholastic Federation Division III playoffs.{{Cite magazine |last=Apstein |first=Stephanie |date=May 9, 2017 |title=Powerful Yankees slugger Aaron Judge stands out, but all he wants to do is blend in |url=https://www.si.com/mlb/2017/05/09/aaron-judge-new-york-yankees |access-date=May 12, 2017 |magazine=Sports Illustrated}} Judge graduated from Linden High in 2010.{{Cite web |title=Aaron Judge Class of 2010 – Player Profile |url=https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/PlayerProfile.aspx?ID=265460 |access-date=November 3, 2022 |website=Perfect Game USA}}

Several 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 MLB draft. Still, he opted to enroll at California State University, Fresno to play for the Bulldogs baseball team in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).{{Cite web |title=31st Round of the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/ |access-date=November 25, 2022 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}} In 2011, Fresno State shared the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) regular season title, won the WAC Tournament, and qualified for the NCAA Division I baseball tournament.{{Cite web |title=2011 Baseball Schedule |url=https://gobulldogs.com/sports/baseball/schedule/2011 |access-date=November 13, 2017 |website=Fresno State}}{{Cite web |date=May 22, 2011 |title=Dogs Conclude Regular Season |url=http://www.gobulldogs.com/news/2011/5/22/Dogs_Conclude_Regular_Season.aspx |access-date=November 13, 2017 |website=Fresno State}} Louisville Slugger named Judge a Freshman All-American. He won the 2012 College Home Run Derby.{{Cite web |last=Ballew, Bill |date=May 15, 2014 |title=SAL notes: Yanks' Judge advocates patience |url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-75452194 |access-date=May 21, 2017 |website=Minor League Baseball}} He played collegiate summer baseball for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League in the summer of 2012.{{Cite web |title=Aaron Judge - Cape Cod Baseball League |url=https://baseball.pointstreak.com/player.html?playerid=318333 |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=Pointstreak}} 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).

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The Yankees drafted Judge in the first round of the 2013 MLB draft with the 32nd overall selection,{{Cite web |last=Vorel |first=Mike |date=July 3, 2012 |title=Bulldogs' Judge takes College Home Run Derby title |url=http://omaha.com/article/20120703/CWS/707039859/1046 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130703185928/http://omaha.com/article/20120703/CWS/707039859/1046 |archive-date=July 3, 2013 |access-date=March 13, 2015 |website=Omaha.com}}{{Cite web |date=June 8, 2013 |title='Dogs Judge Drafted By Yankees |url=https://abc30.com/archive/9131768/ |access-date=November 25, 2022 |website=ABC30 Fresno |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=1st Round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/ |access-date=November 25, 2022 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}} a pick the team received as compensation after losing Nick Swisher in free agency.{{Cite web |last=Rosenthal |first=Ken |author-link=Ken Rosenthal |date=May 4, 2017 |title=Aaron Judge is making a powerful impression on the Yankees |url=http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/aaron-judge-is-making-a-powerful-impression-on-the-yankees-050417 |access-date=August 4, 2017 |website=FOX Sports}} Judge signed with the Yankees and received a $1.8 million signing bonus.{{Cite web |last=Simon |first=Andrew |date=July 11, 2013 |title=Yanks come to terms with first-round pick Judge |url=http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/53469800/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029083306/http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/53469800 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 29, 2014 |access-date=April 11, 2015 |website=New York Yankees}} He tore a quadriceps femoris muscle while participating in a base running drill, which kept him out of the 2013 season.{{Cite web |last=Santasiere III, Alfred |date=February 23, 2016 |title=Feature on Prospect Aaron Judge – in the Spring Issue of Yankees Magazine |url=https://yankees.mlblogs.com/feature-on-prospect-aaron-judge-in-the-spring-issue-of-yankees-magazine-8a4769cf6044 |access-date=May 21, 2017 |website=MLB.com / Yankees Magazine}}

Judge made his professional debut with the Charleston RiverDogs of the Class A South Atlantic League in 2014. He had a .333 batting average (6th in the league), .428 on-base percentage (OBP; 3rd), .530 slugging percentage (SLG; 6th), a .958 OPS and hit nine home runs with 45 RBIs in 65 games for Charleston.{{Cite web |title=2014 South Atlantic League Batting Leaders |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/leader.cgi?id=34046118&type=bat |access-date=March 28, 2019 |website=Baseball-Reference.com}} 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 (2nd in the league), .442 SLG, eight home runs, and 33 RBIs in 66 games for Tampa.{{Cite web |last=Feinsand |first=Mark |date=March 7, 2015 |title=Yankees prospect Aaron Judge has a huge future in pinstripes |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/yankees-prospect-aaron-judge-huge-future-pinstripes-article-1.2140828 |access-date=March 13, 2015 |website=New York Daily News}}{{Cite web |title=2014 Florida State League Batting Leaders |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/leader.cgi?id=f30f4291&type=bat |access-date=March 28, 2019 |website=Baseball-Reference.com}}

The Yankees invited Judge to spring training as a non-roster player in 2015.{{Cite web |last=Kuty |first=Brendan |date=February 5, 2015 |title=Yankees spring training: Aaron Judge, Luis Severino headline non-roster invitees |url=http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2015/02/yankees_spring_training_aaron_judge_luis_severino.html |access-date=March 13, 2015 |website=NJ.com}} Judge began the season with the Trenton Thunder of the Double-A Eastern League.{{Cite web |date=April 10, 2015 |title=Aaron Judge hits 3-run homer as Thunder open with win |url=http://www.trentonian.com/sports/20150410/aaron-judge-hits-3-run-homer-as-thunder-open-with-win |access-date=April 11, 2015 |website=trentonian.com}} After Judge batted .284/.350/.510 (5th in the league) with 12 home runs (tied for 9th) in 63 games for Trenton, the Yankees promoted Judge to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Triple-A International League in June.{{Cite web |last=Derespina |first=Cody |date=June 23, 2015 |title=Aaron Judge, Yankees' top position prospect, gets a hit in first Triple-A game |url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/aaron-judge-yankees-top-position-prospect-gets-a-hit-in-first-triple-a-game-1.10571448 |access-date=June 26, 2015 |website=Newsday}}{{Cite web |title=2015 Eastern League Batting Leaders |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/leader.cgi?id=75ccad5d&type=bat |access-date=March 28, 2019 |website=Baseball-Reference.com}} He was chosen to play in the 2015 All-Star Futures Game.{{Cite web |last=Hatch |first=Ryan |date=June 25, 2015 |title=Prospects Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez to represent Yankees in Futures Game |url=http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2015/06/prospects_aaron_judge_and_gary_sanchez_to_represen.html |access-date=June 26, 2015 |website=NJ.com}} The Yankees did not include Judge in their September call-ups.{{Cite web |last=DiPietro |first=Lou |date=August 28, 2015 |title=Yankees' September call-ups will be 'all hands on deck' – except Aaron Judge: GM Brian Cashman confirms top prospect won't be in the Bronx on Sept. 1 |url=http://web.yesnetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20150828&content_id=145885318&oid=36019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829214819/http://web.yesnetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20150828&content_id=145885318&oid=36019 |archive-date=August 29, 2015 |access-date=August 28, 2015 |website=YES Network}} Judge batted .224/.308/.373 with eight home runs in 61 games for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.{{Cite web |last=Kuty |first=Brendan |date=September 24, 2015 |title=Why Yankees prospect Aaron Judge struggled at Triple-A |url=http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2015/09/why_yankees_prospect_aaron_judge_struggled_at_trip.html |access-date=October 7, 2015 |website=NJ.com}}{{Cite web |title=Aaron Judge Fall & Minor Leagues Statistics & History |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=judge-001aar |access-date=March 28, 2019 |website=Baseball-Reference.com}} The Yankees invited Judge to spring training in 2016, and he returned to Triple-A to began the season . Judge was named to the International League All-Star Team in 2016 but did not play in the All-Star Game after he spent a month on the disabled list due to a knee sprain.{{Cite news |date=June 30, 2016 |title=Triple-A All-Star Game Rosters |url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/triple-star-game-rosters-2/#Uw41lmTwPo9Fa83B.97 |access-date=July 12, 2017 |work=Baseball America}}{{Cite web |last=Tidrow |first=Mick |date=July 31, 2016 |title=Aaron Judge to come off DL in 4–5 days |url=http://bronxpinstripes.com/news-rumors/aaron-judge-come-off-dl-4-5-days/ |access-date=July 12, 2017 |website=Bronx Pinstripes |language=en-US}} In 93 games for the RailRiders, Judge batted .270/.366/.489 with 19 home runs (4th in the league), 62 runs (tied for 8th), and 65 RBIs (tied for 7th).{{Cite web |last=Mazzeo |first=Mike |date=August 13, 2016 |title=Yanks release Alex Rodriguez, promote Aaron Judge, Tyler Austin |url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/17292691/new-york-yankees-release-alex-rodriguez-promote-prospects-aaron-judge-tyler-austin |access-date=August 15, 2016}}{{Cite web |title=2016 International League Batting Leaders |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/leader.cgi?id=d43c241c&type=bat |access-date=March 28, 2019 |website=Baseball-Reference.com}}

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Judge made his MLB debut on August 13, 2016, starting in right field against the Tampa Bay Rays.{{Cite web |last=Samuel |first=Ebenezer |date=August 13, 2016 |title=After A-Rod's final game, Yankees call up Aaron Judge and bat him 8th vs. Rays |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/a-rod-final-game-yankees-call-aaron-judge-article-1.2749746 |access-date=August 15, 2016 |website=New York Daily News}} In his first MLB 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 MLB career at-bats in the same game.{{Cite news |last=Vorkunov |first=Mike |date=August 13, 2016 |title=Yankees' Tyler Austin and Aaron Judge Hit Back-to-Back Homers in Debuts |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/14/sports/baseball/ny-yankees-tampa-bay-rays-tyler-austin-and-aaron-judge.html |access-date=August 13, 2016}} Judge also hit a home run in his second MLB game, becoming the second Yankees player, after Joe Lefebvre in 1980, to homer in each of his first two MLB games.{{cite web | title=Meet Aaron Judge, the Homer-Bashing Phenom Who's Here to Save the Yankees | website=The Ringer | date=2016-08-15 | url=https://www.theringer.com/2016/08/15/mlb/aaron-judge-homers-yankees-savior-b9b3fe67c4fb | access-date=2025-01-24}} Judge's debut season, in which he batted .179/.263/.345 and struck out 42 times in 95 plate appearances, ended prematurely when he was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a grade two right oblique strain on September 13, 2016.{{cite web |last=Marchand |first=Andrew |author-link=Andrew Marchand |date=2016-09-14 |title=Yankees OF Aaron Judge to miss rest of regular season with oblique injury |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/17547714/new-york-yankees-aaron-judge-miss-rest-regular-season-oblique-injury |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=ESPN}}

The Yankees named Judge their Opening Day right fielder against the Tampa Bay Rays.{{Cite web |last=Hoch |first=Bryan |date=March 30, 2017 |title=Judge named Yanks' Opening Day right fielder |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-makes-yankees-opening-day-roster-c221532256 |access-date=March 30, 2017 |website=MLB.com |archive-date=March 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331114637/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/221532256/aaron-judge-makes-yankees-opening-day-roster/?topicId=27118122 |url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite web |last=Axisa |first=Mike |date=April 28, 2017 |title=Yankees 14, Orioles 11: Judge, Castro, Holliday help Yankees come back from 9–1 deficit |url=http://riveraveblues.com/2017/04/yankees-14-orioles-11-judge-and-holliday-help-yankees-come-back-from-9-1-deficit-153063/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804172911/http://riveraveblues.com/2017/04/yankees-14-orioles-11-judge-and-holliday-help-yankees-come-back-from-9-1-deficit-153063/ |archive-date=August 4, 2017 |access-date=July 12, 2017 |website=River Avenue Blues |language=en-US}} One of the home runs had a measured exit velocity of {{convert|119.4|mph}}, the fastest exit velocity for a home run measured by Statcast since it was adopted in 2015.{{Cite web |last=Townsend |first=Mark |date=June 11, 2017 |title=Aaron Judge continues destroying baseballs and Statcast records |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/aaron-judge-continues-destroying-baseballs-statcast-records-041137562.html |access-date=August 4, 2017 |website=Yahoo! Sports}} This record would later be broken by teammate Giancarlo Stanton on August 9, 2018, when Stanton launched a home run with an exit velocity of {{convert|121.7|mph}}.{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Matt |date=August 9, 2018 |title=Stanton adds to legend with laser HR |url=https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/giancarlo-stanton-adds-to-legend-with-homer/c-289676320 |access-date=August 10, 2018 |website=MLB.com}} Judge ended the month of April with 10 home runs, tying the rookie record set by José Abreu and Trevor Story.{{Cite web |last=Hoch |first=Bryan |date=January 20, 2016 |title=Aaron Judge has big April with 10 homers |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-has-big-april-with-10-homers-c227408546 |access-date=May 3, 2017 |website=MLB.com |archive-date=May 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503094952/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/227408546/aaron-judge-has-big-april-with-10-homers/ |url-status=live }} He was named the American League's (AL) Rookie of the Month for April.{{Cite web |last=Mazzeo |first=Mike |date=May 3, 2017 |title=Aaron Judge wins AL Rookie of the Month after dominant April |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/aaron-judge-wins-al-rookie-month-dominant-april-article-1.3134249 |access-date=May 3, 2017 |website=NY Daily News}}{{Cite web |title=Rookie of the Month Award Winners {{!}} History |url=https://www.mlb.com/awards/rookie-of-the-month |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=MLB.com |language=en}} In April, he had a .303 batting average, 10 home runs, 20 RBIs, and a .411 OBP in 22 games.

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The Yankees debuted a cheering section in the right-field seats of Yankee Stadium on May 22. Called "The Judge's Chambers", the section spans three rows in section 104 and contains 18 seats.{{Cite web |last=Snyder |first=Matt |date=May 22, 2017 |title=LOOK: Yankee Stadium now has 'The Judge's Chambers' in right-field seats |url=http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/look-yankee-stadium-now-has-the-judges-chambers-in-right-field-seats/ |access-date=May 23, 2017 |website=CBS Sports}}{{Cite web |last1=Clair |first1=Michael |last2=Hoch |first2=Bryan |date=May 23, 2017 |title=Aaron Judge now has very own Judge's Chambers section at Yankee Stadium |url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/aaron-judge-has-his-own-section-at-yankee-stadium-c231789486 |access-date=May 23, 2017 |website=MLB.com}} Fans are chosen by the team to sit there and are outfitted with black robes, wigs, and foam gavels.{{Cite web |last=Schoenfield |first=David |date=May 26, 2017 |title=Every team needs a Judge's Chambers section, and here are some suggestions |url=http://www.espn.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/79832/every-team-needs-a-judges-chambers-section-and-here-are-some-suggestions |access-date=May 26, 2017 |website=ESPN.com}} In a game against the Oakland Athletics on May 28, Judge hit his first career grand slam.{{Cite web |last=Vorkunov |first=Mike |date=May 28, 2017 |title=Aaron Judge's Grand Slam Leads Yankees Over Athletics |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/28/sports/baseball/new-york-yankees-beat-oakland-athletics.html |access-date=November 3, 2022 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Boland |first=Erik |date=June 2, 2017 |title=Aaron Judge named AL Rookie of Month for May |url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/aaron-judge-named-al-rookie-of-month-for-may-1.13704309 |access-date=June 11, 2017 |website=Newsday}}

On June 10, Judge hit a home run that had an exit velocity of {{convert|121.1|mph}}, again setting a new record for the hardest measured by Statcast.{{Cite web |last=Tasch |first=Justin |date=June 11, 2017 |title=Video: Aaron Judge hits hardest home run ever recorded |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/video-aaron-judge-hits-hardest-home-run-recorded-article-1.3238014 |access-date=June 11, 2017 |website=NY Daily News}} The following day, Judge went 4-for-4 with two home runs; one of the home runs traveled {{convert|495|ft}}, making it the longest home run hit in the 2017 season.{{Cite web |last=Joseph |first=Andrew |date=June 11, 2017 |title=Watch: Yankees' Aaron Judge crushes huge 495-foot homer |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ftw/2017/06/11/aaron-judge-destroyed-a-baseball-for-a-jawdropping-495foot-home-run/102756018/ |access-date=November 3, 2022 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Adler |first=David |date=June 12, 2017 |title=Triple Crown-leading Judge named AL POW: Yankees rookie earns distinction for 1st time in career |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-is-named-al-player-of-the-week-c235942730 |access-date=August 3, 2017 |website=MLB.com |archive-date=July 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729103416/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/235942730/aaron-judge-is-named-al-player-of-the-week/ |url-status=live }} Judge was named the AL Player of the Month for June, batting .337 with 10 home runs, 25 RBIs and a .481 OBP. His performance in 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.{{Cite web |last=Kuty |first=Brendan |date=July 3, 2017 |title=Yankees' Aaron Judge makes more history after a scorching June |url=http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2017/07/yankees_aaron_judge_named_al_player_and_rookie_of.html |access-date=July 6, 2017 |website=NJ.com |language=en-US}} Judge had a 32-game on-base streak, including reaching base in every game in June.{{Cite web |last=King III |first=George A. |date=July 3, 2017 |title=Yankees finally get to splurge on international free agents |url=https://nypost.com/2017/07/03/yankees-finally-get-to-splurge-on-international-free-agents/ |access-date=July 3, 2017 |website=New York Post}} On July 2, Judge was voted as a starting outfielder to the 2017 MLB All-Star Game, receiving 4,488,702 votes, the most of any player in the AL.{{Cite web |last=Posner |first=Ryan |date=July 2, 2017 |title=Aaron Judge Receives Most All-Star Votes For AL Players |url=https://www.fanragsports.com/news/aaron-judge-receives-most-all-star-votes-for-al-players/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729102401/https://www.fanragsports.com/news/aaron-judge-receives-most-all-star-votes-for-al-players/ |archive-date=July 29, 2017 |access-date=July 3, 2017 |website=Fan Rag Sports}}

Judge broke Joe DiMaggio's record for most home runs hit by a Yankees rookie with his 30th on July 7.{{Cite web |last=Fitzpatrick |first=Mike |date=July 8, 2017 |title=Aaron Judge hits 30th HR, breaks Joe DiMaggio's mark for Yankees rookies |url=https://www.boston.com/sports/mlb/2017/07/08/aaron-judge-hits-30th-hr-breaks-joe-dimaggios-mark-for-yankees-rookies |access-date=July 12, 2017 |website=Boston.com |language=en-US |agency=Associated Press}} He became the second rookie to hit 30 home runs before the All-Star break (the first was Mark McGwire in 1987){{Cite web |date=July 7, 2017 |title=Aaron Judge hits 30th homer to break Joe DiMaggio's rookie record for Yankees |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/mlb/la-sp-baseball-notes-20170707-story.html |access-date=July 12, 2017 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |issn=0458-3035 |agency=Associated Press}} and the first Yankee to do so since Alex Rodriguez in 2007.{{Cite web |date=July 8, 2017 |title=Aaron Judge obliterates Joe DiMaggio's Yankees rookie home run record |url=https://au.sports.yahoo.com/aaron-judge-obliterates-joe-dimaggio-s-yankees-rookie-home-run-record-36311583.html |access-date=July 12, 2017 |website=Yahoo! Sports |agency=The Sporting News}} 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 win the Derby outright.{{Cite web |last=Cwik |first=Chris |date=July 10, 2017 |title=Aaron Judge puts on unbelievable show, wins 2017 Home Run Derby |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/aaron-judge-puts-unbelievable-show-wins-2017-home-run-derby-023004616.html |access-date=July 11, 2017 |website=Yahoo! Sports |language=en-US}} After his performance, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred stated that Judge is a player "who can become the face of the game".{{Cite web |last=Wells |first=Adam |date=July 11, 2017 |title=Rob Manfred Says Aaron Judge Could Become the Face of MLB |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2721097-rob-manfred-says-aaron-judge-could-become-the-face-of-mlb |access-date=July 12, 2017 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en-US}} On July 21, Judge hit a home run that almost travelled out of Safeco Field. The ball was hit so hard that Statcast could not measure the details of the home run.{{Cite web |last=Ruff |first=Rivea |date=July 22, 2017 |title=Aaron Judge Seems to Break Statcast with Ridiculous Home Run |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2723107-aaron-judge-seems-to-break-statcast-with-ridiculous-home-run |access-date=July 23, 2017 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en-US}}

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On August 16, Judge hit a {{convert|457|ft|adj=on}} home run at Citi Field that reached the third deck; he also broke a record for position players by striking out in a 33rd consecutive game.{{Cite web |last=Simon |first=Mark |date=August 16, 2017 |title=Aaron Judge sets record for longest game stretch with strikeout by position player in one season |url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/20364249/despite-massive-hr-new-york-yankees-aaron-judge-sets-dubious-strikeout-mark |access-date=August 17, 2017 |website=ESPN.com}}{{Cite web |last=Hoch |first=Bryan |date=August 16, 2017 |title=Aaron Judge hits 117-mph rocket into 3rd deck at Citi Field |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-hits-third-deck-hr-at-citi-field-c248902830 |access-date=August 17, 2017 |website=MLB.com}} On August 20, Judge tied pitcher Bill Stoneman's streak of striking out in 37 consecutive games.{{Cite web |date=August 19, 2017 |title=Yankees' Aaron Judge extends record strikeout streak to 37 games |url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/20390044/new-york-yankees-rookie-aaron-judge-extends-record-strikeout-streak-37-games |access-date=August 21, 2017 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press}}

On September 4, Judge became the first AL rookie with 100 walks in a season since Al Rosen (1950), and the first player in MLB to do it since Jim Gilliam (1953). On September 10, Judge received his 107th walk, the most walks by a rookie in a season since Ted Williams in 1939.{{Cite web |last=Rapp |first=Timothy |date=September 10, 2017 |title=Aaron Judge Sets MLB Rookie Record for Most Walks in a Season |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2732500-aaron-judge-sets-mlb-rookie-record-for-most-walks-in-a-season |access-date=September 11, 2017 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en-US}} During the same game, he also became the second rookie in MLB history to hit 40 home runs in a season since McGwire (1987).{{Cite news |last=Perry |first=Dayn |author-link=Dayn Perry |date=September 10, 2017 |title=Yankees' Aaron Judge becomes second rookie to reach 40 home runs |work=CBSSports.com |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/yankees-aaron-judge-becomes-second-rookie-to-reach-40-home-runs/ |access-date=September 11, 2017}} 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.{{Cite web |date=September 10, 2017 |title=Aaron Judge hits 40th, 41st home runs, as Yankees crush Rangers |url=http://www.denverpost.com/2017/09/10/yankees-aaron-judge-hits-40th-home-run/ |access-date=September 16, 2017 |website=The Denver Post |language=en-US |agency=Associated Press}}

On September 25, Judge hit his 49th and 50th home runs, tying and surpassing Mark McGwire's single-season rookie home run record.{{Cite web |last=Marchand |first=Andrew |author-link=Andrew Marchand |date=September 25, 2017 |title=Aaron Judge bashes 49th and 50th to surpass Mark McGwire rookie record |url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/20816622/aaron-judge-new-york-yankees-ties-mark-mcgwire-home-runs-rookie |access-date=September 25, 2017 |website=ESPN}} On September 30, Judge hit his 52nd home run of the season and his 33rd at Yankee Stadium, surpassing Babe Ruth's single-season record (set in 1921) for most home runs hit by a Yankees player at his home ballpark.{{Cite web |last=Natham |first=Alec |date=September 30, 2017 |title=Aaron Judge Breaks Babe Ruth's Yankees Record for Most HRs at Home in a Season |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2736079-aaron-judge-breaks-babe-ruths-yankees-record-for-most-hrs-at-home-in-a-season |access-date=November 25, 2022 |website=Bleacher Report}} Accessed October 1, 2017. After the conclusion of September, Judge won Player of the Month for the second time and Rookie of the Month for the fourth time.

Judge finished the 2017 regular season slashing .284/.422/.627 with 154 hits, 52 home runs, 114 RBI, 127 walks, 11 intentional walks and nine stolen bases.{{Cite web |title=Aaron Judge 2017 Game by Game Batting Logs |url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/hittinglogs.php?p=judgeaa01&y=2017 |access-date=February 17, 2024 |website=Baseball Almanac}} He led the AL in home runs, runs scored (128), and walks (a major-league rookie record 127). He ranked second in the league in RBIs. He also struck out an MLB-leading 208 times,{{Cite web |title=2017 Batters - Major League Baseball - Standard Statistics |url=http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=0&season=2017&month=0&season1=2017&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&sort=15,d |access-date=October 2, 2017 |website=FanGraphs}} breaking the Yankees record previously set by Curtis Granderson in 2012{{Cite web |last=Blum |first=Ronald |date=September 15, 2017 |title=Gregorius' 4 RBIs Back Severino as Yankees Beat Orioles 8–2 |url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Gregorius-4-RBIs-Back-Severino-as-Yankees-Beat-Orioles-8-2-444783553.html |access-date=September 18, 2017 |website=NBC New York |language=en}} and a rookie record previously set by Kris Bryant in 2015.{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Randy |date=September 23, 2017 |title=Yankees' Aaron Judge breaks MLB record in first inning Saturday |url=http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2017/09/yankees_aaron_judge_breaks_mlb_record_in_first_inn.html |access-date=October 2, 2017 |website=NJ.com |language=en-US}}

With the Yankees finishing the year with a 91–71 record, the team clinched a Wild Card in the 2017 MLB postseason. During the Wild Card Game against the Minnesota Twins, Judge hit a home run en route to an 8–4 Yankees victory.{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Scott |date=October 3, 2017 |title=Aaron Judge smacked a 2-run home run in the first playoff game of his career during the Yankees' offensive explosion |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/aaron-judge-home-run-twins-2017-10 |access-date=November 25, 2022 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}} In Game 3 of the AL Division Series (ALDS), Judge robbed Francisco Lindor of a home run, preserving the tie game. Judge struck out 16 times in the series, setting an ALDS record.{{Cite web |last=Conway |first=Tyler |date=October 11, 2017 |title=Aaron Judge Sets Record for Strikeouts in Postseason Series in ALDS vs. Indians |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2738298-aaron-judge-sets-record-for-strikeouts-in-postseason-series-in-alds-vs-indians |access-date=October 22, 2017 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en-US}} After the Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians in the ALDS, Judge hit three home runs for the Yankees in the AL Championship Series (ALCS). He also robbed Yulieski Gurriel of a potential home run in the Yankees' Game 7 ALCS loss to the Houston Astros. He finished with 27 strikeouts in the postseason, a major league record at the time.{{Cite news |last=McIntosh |first=Whitney |date=October 21, 2017 |title=Aaron Judge sets record for postseason strikeouts in Yankees Game 7 loss |url=https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/10/21/16515068/aaron-judge-yankees-strikeouts-astros-alcs-game-7 |access-date=October 22, 2017 |work=SBNation.com}}{{efn|This record was broken by Cody Bellinger in game 7 of the 2017 World Series just 11 days later.{{Cite web |last=Townsend |first=Mark |date=November 2, 2017 |title=Cody Bellinger broke Aaron Judge's postseason strikeout record |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/cody-bellinger-broke-aaron-judges-postseason-strikeout-record-055330093.html |access-date=November 6, 2017 |website=Yahoo! Sports |language=en-US}}}}

End-of-season awards for Judge included selection as an outfielder on Baseball America{{'s}} All-MLB Team,{{Cite web |date=October 5, 2017 |title=From afterthought to foundation of a winner |url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/majors/afterthought-foundation-winner/#cGRtl3TBYItVZXDT.97 |access-date=October 28, 2017 |website=Baseball America}} the Players Choice Award for Outstanding AL Rookie, and a Silver Slugger Award.{{Cite web |last=Hoch |first=Bryan |date=November 5, 2017 |title=Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez win Silver Sluggers |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-gary-sanchez-win-silver-sluggers-c261144856#:~:text=NEW%20YORK%20%2D%2D%20The%20powerful,Slugger%20Awards%20on%20Thursday%20night. |access-date=December 2, 2017 |website=Major League Baseball |language=en-US}} Judge was unanimously voted as the AL Rookie of the Year.{{cite web | title=AL Rookie of the Year: Yankees' Aaron Judge unanimous choice | website=USA TODAY | date=2017-11-13 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2017/11/13/yankees-aaron-judge-rookie-of-year/859993001/ | access-date=2025-01-24}} He went on to finish second in the voting for the AL Most Valuable Player Award to Jose Altuve, receiving two first-place votes, 27 second-place votes, and one third-place vote.{{Cite web |last=Axisa |first=Mike |date=November 16, 2017 |title=MLB Awards: Astros' Jose Altuve named 2017 AL MVP, crushes Aaron Judge |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-awards-astros-jose-altuve-named-2017-al-mvp-crushes-aaron-judge/ |access-date=December 2, 2017 |website=CBS Sports}}

On November 21, it was revealed that Judge had undergone arthroscopic surgery in his left shoulder for a cartilage cleanup, an injury dating back to April of that year.{{Cite web |last=Weinrib |first=Ben |date=November 21, 2017 |title=Judge has surgery, should be fine for camp |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/yankees-aaron-judge-has-shoulder-surgery-c262288596#:~:text=Judge%20has%20surgery%2C%20should%20be%20fine%20for%20camp,-November%2021st%2C%202017&text=Judge%2C%2025%2C%20traveled%20to%20Los,body%20removal%20and%20cartilage%20cleanup. |access-date=November 21, 2017 |website=MLB.com}}{{Cite web |last=Berra |first=Lindsay |date=November 22, 2017 |title=Aaron Judge's shoulder surgery, timetable explained |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-s-shoulder-surgery-explained-c262373084 |access-date=November 25, 2022 |website=MLB.com}}

On March 31, Judge made his first career start at center field in the majors. At {{convert|6|ft|7|in|m}} tall and weighing {{convert|282|lb}}, he became the tallest and heaviest player in baseball history to play the position.{{Cite web |last=Calendrillo |first=Mike |date=March 31, 2018 |title=Yankees oddly trying out Aaron Judge in center field |url=https://yanksgoyard.com/2018/03/31/yankees-trying-judge-center-field/ |access-date=November 25, 2022 |website=Yanks Go Yard |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Hascup |first=Jimmy |date=March 31, 2018 |title=MLB history: Yankees' Aaron Judge ties for tallest center fielder to ever play |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2018/03/31/aaron-judge-yankees-center-field-walt-bond-mlb-history/476000002/ |access-date=March 31, 2018 |website=USA Today}}

Batting .277 with 25 home runs and 58 RBIs, Judge was named a starting outfielder for the All-Star Game.{{Cite web |last=Kernan |first=Kevin |date=July 9, 2018 |title=Yankees have at least four All-Stars — including Gleyber Torres |url=https://nypost.com/2018/07/08/yankees-have-at-least-four-all-stars-including-gleyber-torres/ |access-date=March 28, 2019 |website=New York Post}} Judge hit a solo home run off National League starter Max Scherzer.{{Cite web |last=Garro |first=Adrian |date=July 18, 2018 |title=Aaron Judge's All-Star Game homer off Max Scherzer was caught by Luis Severino in the bullpen |url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/aaron-judge-s-all-star-game-homer-off-max-scherzer-caught-by-luis-severino-c2862 |access-date=February 16, 2024 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}

On July 26, Judge was hit by a 93 mph fastball by Kansas City Royals pitcher Jakob Junis on his right wrist and left the game in the fourth inning. Later, an MRI/CT scan revealed that he suffered a fractured ulnar styloid bone in his wrist. No surgery was required, and initial reports gave a three-week timetable for Judge to recover.{{Cite web |last=Bell |first=Mandy |date=July 26, 2018 |title=Aaron Judge fractures wrist, out at least 3 weeks |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-fractures-wrist-on-hit-by-pitch/c-287526180 |access-date=July 27, 2018 |website=MLB.com}} The injury took longer to heal than expected, with Judge missing close to two months. On September 18, Judge returned to the starting lineup.{{Cite web |last=Kussoy |first=Howie |date=August 14, 2016 |title=Yankees' Aaron Judge shows off power with encore Day 2 homer |url=https://nypost.com/2016/08/14/yankees-aaron-judge-shows-off-power-with-encore-day-2-homer/ |access-date=December 2, 2022 |website=New York Post}} Judge finished the season with a .278 batting average, 27 home runs, and 67 RBIs in 112 games.{{Cite web |title=Aaron Judge 2018 Batting Game Logs |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=judgeaa01&t=b&year=2018 |access-date=December 2, 2022 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}} The Yankees eliminated the Oakland A's in the Wild Card Game{{Cite news |last=Sheinin |first=Dave |date=October 4, 2018 |title=Yankees dispatch A's in AL wild-card game, earn ALDS date with Red Sox |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/yankees-dispatch-as-in-al-wild-card-game-earn-alds-date-with-red-sox/2018/10/03/67b2e946-c73b-11e8-b1ed-1d2d65b86d0c_story.html |access-date=December 2, 2022 |newspaper=Washington Post}} but were defeated, three games to one, by the Red Sox in the ALDS.{{Cite magazine |last=Gregory |first=Sean |date=October 10, 2018 |title=Boston Red Sox Beat New York Yankees in ALDS Drama |url=https://time.com/5420119/boston-red-sox-new-york-yankees-division-series/ |access-date=December 2, 2022 |magazine=Time}}

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Judge started the season off with a .288 batting average, five home runs, and 11 RBIs in 20 games played.{{Cite web |title=Aaron Judge 2019 Game by Game Batting Logs |url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/hittinglogs.php?p=judgeaa01&y=2019 |access-date=February 17, 2024 |website=www.baseball-almanac.com}} However, on April 20, Judge suffered a left oblique strain while hitting a single in the sixth inning against the Kansas City Royals.{{Cite news |last=Blum |first=Ronald |date=April 21, 2019 |title=Aaron Judge has 'pretty significant strain' of left oblique |language=en-US |work=Boston Globe |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/redsox/2019/04/21/aaron-judge-has-pretty-significant-strain-left-oblique/1vEH2zIbieevlRFVqUzPAP/story.html |url-status=live |access-date=July 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522122923if_/https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/redsox/2019/04/21/aaron-judge-has-pretty-significant-strain-left-oblique/1vEH2zIbieevlRFVqUzPAP/story.html |archive-date=May 22, 2019}} He did not play again until June 21.{{Cite news |last=King |first=George A. |date=June 21, 2019 |title=Yankees reveal roster casualty now that Aaron Judge is back |work=New York Post |url=https://nypost.com/2019/06/21/yankees-reveal-roster-casualty-now-that-aaron-judge-is-back/ |access-date=June 21, 2019}}

On August 27, Judge hit his 17th home run of the season and 100th home run of his career, a 462-foot blast against the Seattle Mariners. Coming in his 371st game, it made him the third-fastest MLB player to hit 100 home runs.{{Cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Rob |date=August 28, 2019 |title=Video: Yankees' Aaron Judge Becomes 3rd-Fastest Player Ever to Hit 100 HRs |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2851356-video-yankees-aaron-judge-becomes-3rd-fastest-player-ever-to-hit-100-hrs |access-date=July 30, 2021 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}

Judge hit a home run over Fenway Park's Green Monster for the first time on September 8. With this home run, the 2019 Yankees set a new franchise record for team, home runs in a season.{{Cite web |date=September 9, 2019 |title=Yankees Break Team Home Run Record |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/09/sports/baseball/yankees-red-sox-home-run-record.html |access-date=December 2, 2022 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US |agency=Associated Press}}

In 2019, Judge batted .272/.381/.540, with 27 home runs and 55 RBIs in 447 plate appearances.{{Cite web |title=Aaron Judge 2019 Batting Game Logs |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=judgeaa01&t=b&year=2019 |access-date=December 2, 2022 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}} Balls he hit had the highest exit velocity on average of those hit by all major leaguers, at {{convert|95.9|mph|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |title=Statcast Leaderboard |url=https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/statcast_leaderboard |access-date=October 9, 2019 |website=baseballsavant.com}} He led the league in defensive runs saved as a right fielder (19 runs saved, tied with Cody Bellinger, but given higher placing due to efficiency by playing in fewer innings (775.1 vs. 911.1)). He earned the Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award for his position in right field.{{Cite news |last=Wells |first=Adam |date=November 6, 2019 |title=MLB Defensive Player of the Year 2019 Awards: AL and NL Winners and Reaction |work=Bleacher Report |publisher=WarnerMedia |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2861583-mlb-defensive-player-of-the-year-2019-awards-al-and-nl-winners-and-reaction |access-date=May 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213095946/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2861583-mlb-defensive-player-of-the-year-2019-awards-al-and-nl-winners-and-reaction |archive-date=December 13, 2019}}

During Spring Training in March, Judge was dealing with soreness in his pectoral area. It was eventually revealed that he had suffered a stress fracture in his ribs and was ruled out for at least two weeks.{{Cite web |last=Hoch |first=Bryan |date=March 6, 2020 |title=Aaron Judge has fractured rib; shut down for 2 weeks |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-fractured-rib-yankees |access-date=March 6, 2020 |website=MLB.com}}

Judge began the shortened 2020 season with five consecutive games with a home run (6 during the span), launching a 419-feet, 108 mph three-run shot off of Boston Red Sox pitcher Matt Hall. His streak ended on August 3 when he went 2-for-4 without a home run. It was the longest home run streak by a Yankees player since Alex Rodriguez (September 4–9, 2007).{{Cite web |last=Baer |first=Bill |date=August 3, 2020 |title=Aaron Judge homers in fifth consecutive game |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/mlb/news/aaron-judge-homers-in-fifth-consecutive-game |access-date=August 2, 2021 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US}} On August 14, Judge was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right calf strain.{{Cite web |last=Hoch |first=Bryan |date=August 14, 2020 |title=Judge placed on injured list with calf strain |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-injured-list |access-date=August 28, 2020 |website=MLB.com |language=en}} On August 26, he was again placed on the 10-day injured list after straining the same calf the day he returned against the Atlanta Braves.{{Cite web |last=Grott |first=Connor |date=August 28, 2020 |title=New York Yankees put star OF Aaron Judge back on injured list |url=https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/MLB/2020/08/28/New-York-Yankees-put-star-OF-Aaron-Judge-back-on-injured-list/6021598666776/ |access-date=December 2, 2022 |website=UPI |language=en}} He finished the season slashing .257/.336/.554 with nine home runs and 22 RBIs over 28 games.{{Cite web |title=Aaron Judge 2020 Batting Game Logs |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=judgeaa01&t=b&year=2020 |access-date=December 2, 2022 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}

During the week of May 10–16, Judge earned his fourth career AL Player of the Week Award.{{Cite web |title=MLB Major League Baseball Players of the Week |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/mlb-players-of-the-week.shtml |access-date=December 2, 2022 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}} Judge posted a slash line of .571/.640/1.333 with eight runs scored, 12 hits, a double, five home runs, six RBIs and three walks over six games played (five multi-hit games and his 13th career multi-homer game). He also hit his 130th career home run, the second-most in MLB history through 460 career games, trailing only Ryan Howard (142).{{Cite web |date=May 17, 2021 |title=Aaron Judge, Josh Fuentes named Players of the Week presented by Chevrolet |url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-aaron-judge-josh-fuentes-named-players-of-the-week |access-date=July 26, 2021 |website=MLB.com |language=en}} On May 23, Judge recorded his first career walk-off RBI, taking a walk on a 3–1 pitch against Liam Hendriks of the Chicago White Sox.{{Cite magazine |last=Goodman |first=Max |date=May 23, 2021 |title=Aaron Judge Delivers First Career Walk-Off As Yankees Sweep White Sox in Dramatic Fashion |url=https://www.si.com/mlb/yankees/news/new-york-yankees-sweep-chicago-white-sox-on-aaron-judge-first-walk-off |access-date=July 28, 2021 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |language=en}}

On July 9, Judge recorded his 500th career hit during a game against the Houston Astros by hitting a double to left field off pitcher Brandon Bielak.{{Cite web |last=Blanshan |first=Travis |date=August 2, 2021 |title=Diamond 'Dogs in the Pros: Summer Update |url=https://gobulldogs.com/news/2021/8/2/baseball-diamond-dogs-in-the-pros-summer-update |access-date=December 2, 2022 |website=Fresno State |language=en}} He became the second fastest Yankee to 500 hits and 100 home runs. He accomplished the feat in his 506th game with only Joe DiMaggio getting there faster at 395 games.{{cite web|url=https://www.yesnetwork.com/yankees/news/aaron-judge-defines-excellence-for-the-yankees-as-they-start-second-half|title=Aaron Judge defines excellence for the Yankees as they embark upon the second half of the season|first=Wayne |last=McDonnell Jr.|publisher=YES Network|date=July 15, 2021|accessdate=June 1, 2024}}

Judge was named the starting right fielder in the All-Star Game.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-all-star-game-starter-2021|title=All Rise: Judge named All-Star starter again|website=MLB.com|accessdate=August 6, 2023}}

Following the All-Star Game, Judge was placed on the COVID-19 injured list after testing positive to the virus.{{cite news |last1=Waldstein |first1=David |title=Yankees Add Aaron Judge and Two Others to Covid-19 Injured List |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/16/sports/baseball/aaron-judge-covid-yankees.html |access-date=February 5, 2024 |agency=New York Times Online |date=July 16, 2021}} Judge returned against the Tampa Bay Rays on July 27.{{cite web |title=Aaron Judge 2021 Game By Game Batting Logs |url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/hittinglogs.php?p=judgeaa01&y=2021 |website=Baseball Reference |access-date=February 5, 2024}}

On August 12, in the Field of Dreams game in Iowa, Judge hit two multiple-run home runs.{{Cite web |last=Hoch |first=Bryan |date=August 13, 2021 |title=Judge's 2 HRs not enough on special night |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-hits-yankees-first-homer-in-iowa |access-date=December 2, 2022 |website=MLB.com |language=en}} He also hit two home runs on September 11 against the New York Mets with his 31st and 32nd home runs.{{Cite web |date=September 11, 2021 |title=Judge HRs Twice, Rallies Yanks Past Mets On 9/11 Anniversary |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/mets-yankees-subway-series-911-anniversary/ |access-date=December 2, 2022 |website=CBS News - New York|agency=Associated Press |language=en-US}} On October 3, the last game of the regular season, Judge recorded his first career walk-off hit, a single that scored Tyler Wade to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 1–0 and clinch a Wild Card Game spot for the Yankees.{{Cite web |last=Diemert |first=Joshua |date=October 3, 2021 |title=Yankees 1, Rays 0: Aaron Judge punches ticket to the postseason |url=https://www.pinstripealley.com/2021/10/3/22707688/yankees-clinch-playoff-spot-wild-card-mlb-game-score-recaps-judge-walkoff-postseason-rays |access-date=October 22, 2022 |website=Pinstripe Alley |language=en}} In the wild card game, Judge became the first Yankee to be ruled out at home plate on a hit in a winner-take-all game.{{cite web|last=Eisen |first=Rich |author-link=Rich Eisen |date=October 6, 2021|title="DREADFUL!!" Yankees Fan Rich Eisen Reacts to Pinstripes' Wild Card Loss to Arch-rival Red Sox|website=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD-Yj8fn3WA&ab_channel=TheRichEisenShow |access-date=September 13, 2023}}

Judge finished the 2021 season batting .287/.373/.544 with 158 hits, 39 home runs, 98 RBI, 75 walks and two intentional walks with six stolen bases.{{Cite web |title=Aaron Judge 2021 Batting Game Logs |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=judgeaa01&t=b&year=2021 |access-date=November 3, 2022 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}} After the season, Judge won a Fielding Bible Award for his defensive excellence and his second Silver Slugger Award.{{Cite web |last=Harrigan |first=Thomas |date=November 11, 2021 |title=Silver Slugger Award winners 2021 |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/silver-slugger-award-winners-2021 |access-date=October 22, 2022 |website=MLB.com}} On November 23, 2021, Judge was named to the First Team of the All-MLB Team as an outfielder.{{Cite web |last=Hoch |first=Bryan |date=November 23, 2021 |title=Judge, Cole rep Yanks on All-MLB First Team |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-gerrit-cole-named-to-2021-all-mlb-team |access-date=December 9, 2021 |website=MLB.com}}

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Before the 2022 Yankees season, Judge and the Yankees were unsuccessful in negotiating a long-term contract. General manager Brian Cashman told ESPN that the team offered Judge $17 million in arbitration and a seven-year extension worth $213.5 million. Cashman refused to comment on whether this affected the negotiations.{{Cite web |last=Rivera |first=Marly |author-link=Marly Rivera |date=April 8, 2022 |title=New York Yankees offered Aaron Judge $230 million contract, GM Brian Cashman says |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/33697851/new-york-yankees-aaron-judge-new-contract-ahead-self-imposed-first-pitch-deadline |access-date=May 11, 2022 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} Judge avoided salary arbitration and signed a one-year, $19 million contract on June 24, with additional $250,000 bonuses for winning each of the MVP Award and the World Series MVP Award.{{Cite web |date=June 24, 2022 |title=Aaron Judge, Yankees agree to $19 million contract, avoid arbitration hearing |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/aaron-judge-yankees-agree-to-19-million-contract-avoid-arbitration-hearing/ |access-date=June 24, 2022 |website=www.cbsnews.com}}

Judge slashed .293/.361/.600 for the month of April, with six home runs.{{cite web| url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/hittinglogs.php?p=judgeaa01&y=2022| title=Aaron Judge 2022 Game by Game Batting Logs| website=Baseball Reference.com }} He hit his first career walk-off home run on May 10 off Toronto Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano.{{cite web|first=Mike|last=Axisa|title= Aaron Judge hit first career walk-off home run for as Yankees take down Blue Jays |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/aaron-judge-hit-first-career-walk-off-home-run-for-as-yankees-take-down-blue-jays/|website=CBS Sports|date=May 11, 2022|access-date=February 5, 2024}} Judge won the AL Player of the Month Award for May. During the month, Judge slashed .311/.378/.699 with 12 home runs. He hit his second career walk-off home run on June 26 against the Houston Astros, sending a Seth Martinez pitch into the visiting bullpen.{{Cite web |last=Hoch |first=Bryan |date=June 27, 2022 |title=Back-to-back no-hitters? Yanks object, Judge walks it off |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-hits-walk-off-home-run-vs-astros |access-date=February 5, 2024 |website=MLB.com}}

Judge was elected as a starter for the All-Star Game, receiving the most fan votes of any player in the AL.{{Cite web |last1=Adler |first1=David |last2=Palattella |first2=Henry |last3=James |first3=Pat|date=June 27, 2022 |title=A full breakdown of the MLB All-Star rosters|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/2022-mlb-all-star-pitchers-reserves-complete-rosters |website=MLB.com}} This was his second successive and fourth overall All-Star selection.{{Cite web |last=Goodman |first=Max |date=July 8, 2022 |title=Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton Named Starters For 2022 All-Star Game|url=https://www.si.com/mlb/yankees/news/new-york-aaron-judge-giancarlo-stanton-named-starters-american-league-2022-all-star-game|access-date=February 5, 2024 |website=SI.com}}

Judge slugged his third and final walk-off homer for the season against the visiting Kansas City Royals on July 28, tying Mickey Mantle for most by a Yankee in a season.{{Cite web |last=Hoch|first=Bryan |date=July 29, 2022 |title=Judge's 3rd walk-off HR of '22 ties Mantle's mark|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-s-walk-off-homer-powers-yankees-past-royals |website=MLB.com}}{{Cite web |last=Palattella |first=Henry |date=November 23, 2022 |title=The top 10 walk-off homers of 2022|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/best-walk-off-home-runs-of-2022|access-date=February 5, 2024 |website=MLB.com}} Judge won back-to-back AL Player of the Week Awards for the weeks ending July 24 and 31.{{Cite web |title=Player of the Week|url=https://www.mlb.com/awards/player-of-the-week|access-date=February 5, 2024 |website=MLB.com}} Judge also claimed the AL Player of the Month Award for July after batting .333/.436/.806 with 13 home runs.{{Cite web |title=Player of the Month|url=https://www.mlb.com/awards/player-of-the-month|access-date=February 5, 2024 |website=MLB.com}}

On July 30, Judge became the second-fastest player in history to hit his 200th career home run (behind Ryan Howard), launching a two-run shot off of Jon Heasley of the Kansas City Royals.{{Cite web |last=Axisa |first=Mike |date=July 30, 2022 |title=Yankees' Aaron Judge slugs 42nd home run of 2022, becomes second fastest ever to 200 career homers |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/yankees-aaron-judge-slugs-42nd-home-run-of-2022-becomes-second-fastest-ever-to-200-career-homers/ |access-date=July 30, 2022 |website=CBS Sports}} On August 29, during a game against the Los Angeles Angels, Judge hit his 50th home run for the season, coming off reliever Ryan Tepera. He became only the tenth player in MLB history and third player in Yankees franchise history to record multiple 50 home run seasons.{{Cite web |last=Rivera |first=Marly |author-link=Marly Rivera |date=August 30, 2022 |title=New York Yankees' Aaron Judge hits 50th home run, becoming 10th MLB player to do it twice |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34485476/new-york-yankees-aaron-judge-hits-50th-home-run-season-month-september |access-date=October 22, 2022 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}

Judge hit his 55th home run during the first game of a doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins on September 7 off rookie starting pitcher Louie Varland. He became the fourth player in MLB history to hit 55-plus home runs and steal 15-plus bases in a single season, joining Babe Ruth (1921), Sammy Sosa (1998), and Ken Griffey Jr. (1997–98) on the all-time list.{{Cite web |last=Hoch |first=Bryan |date=September 8, 2022 |title=Judge hits No. 55, then Yanks walk off Twins |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-hits-55th-home-run |access-date=December 2, 2022 |website=MLB.com}} On September 18 against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field, Judge equalled Hank Greenberg and Sammy Sosa's record of 11 multiple home run games in an MLB season, bringing up his 58th and 59th home runs.{{cite web |title=MULTIPLE HOME RUNS IN A GAME RECORDS 2-HR Game Records & 3-HR Game Records |url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_hr9.shtml |website=Baseball Almanac |access-date=February 5, 2024}}

Judge's 60th homer was a blast to left field off Wil Crowe of the Pittsburgh Pirates at Yankee Stadium on September 20, 2022. Ninety-five years after Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs in a season, Judge became the third MLB player in American League (AL) history to hit 60 home runs in one season. He also became the fastest Yankee to accomplish this feat, doing so in 147 games.{{Cite web |last=Hoch |first=Bryan |date=September 20, 2022 |title=No. 60! Judge sixth all time to reach HR plateau |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-hits-60th-home-run-of-2022 |access-date=September 21, 2022 |website=MLB.com}}

On September 28, Judge hit his 61st home run off Tim Mayza of the Toronto Blue Jays, tying Roger Maris for the most home runs in a single season in American League history.{{Cite tweet |number=1575293052838715392 |user=AP |title=BREAKING: New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge ties the American League record with his 61st home run of the season. That matches the mark set by Yankees outfielder Roger Maris in 1961. |date=September 28, 2022 |access-date=September 28, 2022}} In the second game of a doubleheader (and the Yankees' second-to-last regular season game) against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field on October 4, Judge hit his 62nd home run off Jesús Tinoco, setting the new single-season American League home run record.{{Cite web |last=Rivera |first=Marly |author-link=Marly Rivera |date=October 4, 2022 |title=New York Yankees star Aaron Judge launches 62nd home run, sets AL single-season record |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34727723/new-york-yankees-star-aaron-judge-launches-62nd-home-run-sets-al-single-season-record |access-date=October 5, 2022 |website=ESPN |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Hoch |first=Bryan |date=October 5, 2022 |title=No. 62! Judge breaks Maris' all-time AL HR record |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-breaks-roger-maris-home-run-record-with-62 |access-date=October 24, 2022 |website=MLB.com}} Some also consider Judge's mark of 62 home runs to be the legitimate Major League single-season record, as the only players with more home runs in a single season (Barry Bonds, Sosa, and McGwire) have all been tied to the use of performance-enhancing drugs.{{Cite news |last=Bowen |first=Fred |date=September 21, 2022 |title=Aaron Judge closes in on the real home run record: Roger Maris's. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/kidspost/2022/09/21/aaron-judge-nears-real-home-run-record/ |access-date=January 5, 2023 |newspaper=Washington Post}}{{Cite web |last=Vita |first=Jack |title=OPINION: Aaron Judge is MLB's True, Single-Season Home Run King |url=https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/news/opinion-aaron-judge-is-mlbs-true-single-season-home-run-king |access-date=January 5, 2023 |website=Fastball |date=October 5, 2022 |language=en}}

Judge was selected as the AL Player of the Week for the week of September 29 – October 5.{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Brian |date=October 7, 2022 |title=Players of the Week: Judge, Martinez, Olson honored|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-j-d-martinez-matt-olson-are-players-of-the-week|access-date=February 5, 2024 |website=MLB.com}} In this period, Judge hit both his record-equalling 61st and record-breaking 62nd home runs for the season. Judge claimed his third AL Player of the Month Award in September 2023. Judge batted .417/.565/.869 for September.

In 2022, Judge led the major leagues with 62 home runs, 133 runs scored, 131 RBI (tied with Pete Alonso of the Mets), 111 walks, and batted .311/.425/.686 with 177 hits, 28 doubles, and 19 intentional walks, while stealing 16 bases in 19 attempts.{{Cite web |title=Aaron Judge Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/judgeaa01.shtml |website=Baseball-Reference.com}} Judge was denied the American League batting triple crown by the Minnesota Twins' Luis Arraez having a superior batting average by five points.{{Cite web |title=2022 American League Batting Leaders |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2022-batting-leaders.shtml |access-date=February 24, 2024 |website=Baseball Reference.com}} He played 78 games in center field, 73 games in right field, and 25 games as a designated hitter.

For his play in the 2022 regular season, Judge won the 2022 American League MVP Award, earning 28 of 30 first-place votes.{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Joon |date=November 18, 2022 |title=Yankees' Aaron Judge caps historic season with AL MVP award |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/35048490/yankees-aaron-judge-caps-historic-season-al-mvp-award |access-date=January 5, 2023 |website=ESPN}} He was also named to the 2022 All-MLB Team.{{Cite web |last=Casella |first=Paul |date=December 5, 2022 |title=Here is the star-studded 2022 All-MLB Team |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/2022-all-mlb-team-unveiled |access-date=November 21, 2023 |website=MLB.com |language=en}} Judge's 2022 campaign is considered one of the best offensive seasons in Major League history.{{Cite web |last=Brisbee |first=Grant |date=September 23, 2022 |title=Aaron Judge, Barry Bonds and the definition of 'greatest season ever' |url=https://theathletic.com/3621989/2022/09/23/aaron-judge-barry-bonds-greatest-season/ |access-date=January 5, 2023 |website=The Athletic |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Get Up on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/getupespn/status/1572589327099793413 |access-date=January 5, 2023 |website=Twitter |language=en}} On December 30, 2022, Judge was voted The Associated Press (AP) "Male Athlete of the Year" by a panel of 40 sports writers and editors from news outlets throughout the United States. Judge just edged out Los Angeles Angels two-way star and last year's winner Shohei Ohtani in voting.{{Cite web |last=Fitzpatrick |first=Mike |date=December 30, 2022 |title=Aaron Judge is AP male athlete of year after setting HR mark |url=https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-angels-golden-state-warriors-new-york-yankees-sports-mlb-baseball-5046768164690afec7426bcac11798ef |access-date=February 24, 2024 |website=Associated Press}}{{Cite web |date=December 30, 2022 |title=Yankees' Aaron Judge named AP's top male athlete |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/35348177/yankees-aaron-judge-named-ap-top-male-athlete |access-date=February 24, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}} Judge was also selected as the Time Magazine Athlete of the Year.{{Cite magazine |last=Gregory|first=Sean |date=December 8, 2022 |title=2022 Athlete of the Year: Aaron Judge |url=https://time.com/athlete-of-the-year-2022-aaron-judge/ |access-date=February 24, 2024 |magazine=Time}}

The Yankees qualified for the postseason, taking on the Cleveland Guardians in the ALDS, where Judge slashed .200/.238/.500 with two home runs, as the Yankees defeated the Guardians in five games.{{cite web |title=Aaron Judge |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/aaron-judge-592450?stats=career-d-hitting-mlb&year=2023 |website=MLB.com |access-date=February 5, 2024}} In the ALCS Judge hit just .063/.118/.063 with one hit and a walk as the Yankees were swept in four games by the Houston Astros, who would go on to win the World Series.{{Cite web |title=2022 ALCS - Houston Astros over New York Yankees (4-0) |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2022_ALCS.shtml#:~:text=2022%2520ALCS%2520%252D%2520Houston%2520Astros%2520over,)%2520%257C%2520Baseball%252DReference.com |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}

After the 2022 season, Judge became a free agent. The Yankees offered Judge the qualifying offer,{{Cite web |last=Hoch |first=Bryan |date=November 10, 2022 |title=Yanks make qualifying offers to Judge, Rizzo |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/yankees-make-qualifying-offers-to-aaron-judge-anthony-rizzo |access-date=February 24, 2024 |website=MLB.com}} which he declined.{{Cite web |date=January 3, 2023 |title=12 players decline qualifying offer; 2 accept |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/2022-23-qualifying-offer-candidates-and-decisions |access-date=February 24, 2024 |website=MLB.com}} During free agency, Judge was pursued by the San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants as well as the Yankees.{{cite web |last=Anderson |first=R.J. |date=December 7, 2022 |title=Aaron Judge contract: Padres made surprising late push for slugger, who re-signed with Yankees anyway |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/aaron-judge-contract-padres-made-surprising-late-push-for-slugger-who-re-signed-with-yankees-anyway/ |access-date=February 4, 2024 |website=CBS Sports}}{{cite web |last=Dierbeger |first=Tom |date=December 7, 2022 |title=Report: Padres offered Judge massive last-minute bid |url=https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/report-padres-offered-judge-massive-last-minute-bid/1445482/ |access-date=February 4, 2024 |website=NBC Sports Bay Area}} By early December 2022, the Padres offered Judge over $400 million, according to Judge's agent. The Yankees were only offering $320 million over eight years. A new deal with the Yankees was created in a direct phone call between Judge and Hal Steinbrenner, the Yankees' owner, when Steinbrenner offered to add a ninth year and an additional $40 million.{{Cite news |last=Rosenthal |first=Ken |author-link=Ken Rosenthal |date=March 9, 2023 |title=Aaron Judge's free agency: How a small inner circle and a 3 a.m. phone call kept him a Yankee |url=https://theathletic.com/4281318/2023/03/09/aaron-judge-yankees-contract-agent/ |access-date=March 15, 2023 |work=The Athletic |language=en}} That became the foundation of an agreement that the Yankees and Judge signed on December 20, 2022, with the nine-year, $360 million deal breaking the record for the largest free agent deal in MLB history.{{cite news |last=Hoch |first=Bryan |date=December 20, 2022 |title=Yankees re-sign Judge on a 9-year deal |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-deal-with-yankees |accessdate=December 20, 2022 |website=mlb.com}} In a press conference on the following day, Steinbrenner named Judge the 16th captain of the Yankees, and the first since Derek Jeter had retired eight years earlier.{{cite news |last=Lee |first=Joon |date=December 21, 2022 |title=Yankees name Aaron Judge 16th captain in franchise history |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/35297571/yankees-name-aaron-judge-16th-captain-franchise-history |accessdate=December 21, 2022 |work=ESPN}}{{Cite news |last=Hoch |first=Bryan |date=December 21, 2022 |title=Yankees name Judge 16th captain: 'An incredible honor' |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-news-conference-yankees-new-contract |access-date=February 24, 2024 |work=MLB.com}}

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On 2023 MLB Opening Day at Yankee Stadium, Judge made his first regular season appearance as the Yankees' captain. On the same day, in his first at bat, Judge hit his first home run of the year, depositing a long ball into Monument Park off San Francisco Giants ace Logan Webb.{{cite web|first=Bryan|last=Hoch|title=Who else? Judge hits first home run of 2023|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-hits-first-home-run-of-2023/| website=MLB.com|date=March 31, 2023|access-date=January 21, 2024}}

Judge spent his first stint for the season on the 10-day injured list after a mild hip strain suffered while sliding into base playing against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field on April 26.{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Joon |date=May 1, 2023 |title=Yankees place Aaron Judge on injured list with hip strain |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/36617747/yankees-place-aaron-judge-injured-list-hip-strain |access-date=January 22, 2024 |website=ESPN.com}} Judge returned against the Oakland Athletics on May 9.{{cite web| url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/hittinglogs.php?p=judgeaa01&y=2023| title=Aaron Judge 2023 Game by Game Batting Logs| website=Baseball Reference.com }}

Judge received the AL Player of the Week Award for the week of May 15–21.{{cite web |last=Herrmann |first=A.J. |date=May 23, 2023 |title=Aaron Judge named American League Player of the Week |url=https://www.yesnetwork.com/yankees/news/aaron-judge-named-american-league-player-of-the-week |access-date=February 4, 2024 |website=YES Network}} Despite missing the first week of games in May, Judge also won the AL Player of the Month Award for May after batting .342/.474/.882 with 12 home runs in 21 games.{{cite web |date=June 3, 2023 |title=Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees Named May's American League Player of the Month Presented by Chevrolet; Freddie Freeman of the Los Angeles Dodgers Named May's National League Player of the Month Presented by Chevrolet |url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/aaron-judge-yankees-freddie-freeman-dodgers-named-may-players-of-the-month/ |access-date=February 4, 2024 |website=MLB.com}}

On June 3, Judge crashed through a closed gate in the outfield wall at Dodger Stadium while taking a spectacular fly out off JD Martinez, causing a sprain to his toe and leading to him missing 42 games, with the Yankees going 19–23 in his absence.{{cite web|first=Ted|last=Holmlund|title=Aaron Judge runs through fence to make incredible running catch| url=https://nypost.com/2023/06/03/aaron-judge-runs-through-fence-to-make-incredible-running-catch/|website=New York Post|date=June 3, 2023|access-date=October 2, 2023}} Despite the injury, Judge was elected to the All Star Game, but was unable to take his place, and he was replaced in the lineup by the Texas Rangers' Adolis Garcia.{{cite web|first=Bryan|last=Hoch|title= Judge thanks fans, decides not to attend All-Star Game| url=https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-talks-about-attending-2023-all-star-game/|website=MLB.com|date=July 10, 2023|access-date=January 21, 2024}}, Judge returned against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards on July 28.

On August 23, Judge hit three home runs (including a grand slam) against the Washington Nationals at Yankee Stadium.{{Cite web |date=August 24, 2023 |title=Aaron Judge's 3-HR game helps Yanks avoid worst skid since 1913 |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38248021/aaron-judge-first-3-homer-game-helps-yankees-avoid-worst-losing-streak-1913 |access-date=February 24, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associate Press|via=ESPN Stats & Information}} He repeated the feat at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks less than a month later on September 22, becoming the first Yankee to homer three times in a game twice in a season.{{cite web|first=Mike|last=Axisa|title= Yankees slugger Aaron Judge's second three-home run game of 2023 season makes franchise history |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/yankees-slugger-aaron-judges-second-three-home-run-game-of-2023-season-makes-franchise-history/|website=CBS Sports|date=September 23, 2023|access-date=January 21, 2024}} Judge won his second AL Player of the Week Award of the season on September 24.{{cite web|first=John|last=Flanigan|title= Yankees' Aaron Judge named American League Player of the Week for second time this season|url=https://sny.tv/articles/yankees-aaron-judge-al-player-of-the-week-9-25-2023/|website=SNY|date=September 26, 2023|access-date=February 4, 2024}}

On September 2, Judge hit his 250th home run (30th of the season) in a game against the Houston Astros. The 426-foot solo smash came off Astros ace Justin Verlander in the fifth inning. It was his 810th career game, setting a new record as the fastest player to reach 250 home runs in MLB history, passing marks previously set by Ryan Howard (855 games) and Ralph Kiner (871 games).{{cite news | url=https://www.si.com/mlb/2023/09/02/aaron-judge-fastest-250-career-home-runs-yankees-astros | title=Aaron Judge Sets MLB Record on 250th Career Home Run, a 426-Foot Bomb Against Astros – Sports Illustrated | newspaper=Sports Illustrated }}

Despite missing 56 games, Judge recorded 37 home runs in 2023, putting him on a 55 home run pace had he played a full season. He slashed .267/.406/.613, his second consecutive year with an on-base plus slugging percentage over 1.000 and his third overall.{{cite web| url=https://www.mlb.com/player/aaron-judge-592450| title=Aaron Judge| website=MLB.com }} He had 16 doubles, 75 RBI, 88 walks, 9 intentional walks, and 3 stolen bases (caught stealing once). The Yankees finished the regular season in fourth place in the AL East and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2016.{{Cite web |title=2023 Major League Baseball Standings & Expanded Standings |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB-standings.shtml |access-date=February 24, 2024 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}

Judge received the Roberto Clemente Award before Game 3 of the World Series at Chase Field. The award acknowledged his exemplary character and charity work promoting responsible youth and civic citizenship in New York and California through his ALL RISE foundation.{{cite web|first=Dayn|last=Perry|author-link=Dayn Perry|title= Yankees' Aaron Judge wins MLB's 2023 Roberto Clemente Award for community work |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/yankees-aaron-judge-wins-mlbs-2023-roberto-clemente-award-for-community-work/|website=CBS Sports|date=October 30, 2023|access-date=February 4, 2024}}{{cite news|title=Aaron Judge named recipient of the 2023 Roberto Clemente Award presented by Capital One|url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-aaron-judge-named-recipient-of-the-2023-roberto-clemente-award|website=mlb.com|date=October 31, 2023|accessdate=February 4, 2024}} Judge was also selected to the All-MLB Team for the third successive year, this time to the Second Team.{{cite news|last=Hoch|first=Bryan|title=Cole, Judge shine again with All-MLB nods |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/gerrit-cole-aaron-judge-named-to-all-mlb-team/|website=mlb.com|date=December 17, 2022|accessdate=February 5, 2024}}

As captain, Judge appeared to take a more hands-on approach towards the Yankees organization, having conversations with Hal Steinbrenner about the team direction and potential changes following the Yankees missing the postseason.{{Cite web |date=October 31, 2023 |title=New York Yankees' Aaron Judge wins MLB Roberto Clemente Award |url=https://www.espn.com.au/mlb/story/_/id/38781984/new-york-yankees-aaron-judge-wins-mlb-roberto-clemente-award |access-date=February 24, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}}

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Following an injury-interrupted spring training, Judge started the 2024 season slowly, hitting .180 through the first three weeks of April.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-20 |title=Yankees' Aaron Judge has RBI double after 9-day injury absence |url=https://www.espn.com.au/mlb/story/_/id/39771354/yankees-aaron-judge-return-9-day-injury-absence |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Aaron Judge 2024 batting Stats Per Game - MLB - ESPN (AU) |url=https://www.espn.com.au/mlb/player/gamelog/_/id/33192/aaron-judge |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=ESPN |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Castillo |first=Jorge |date=2024-04-20 |title=Aaron Judge hears boos at Yankee Stadium after 0-4 day |url=https://www.espn.com.au/mlb/story/_/id/39983272/aaron-judge-hears-boos-yankee-stadium-0-4-day |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} Judge primarily played at center field early in the season, but also made his first major league appearance in left field when Alex Verdugo was on paternity leave.{{Cite web |title=Aaron Judge 2024 Fielding Game Logs |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=judgeaa01&t=f&year=2024 |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-04-29 |title=Yankees' Aaron Judge: Getting first start in left field |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/yankees-aaron-judge-getting-first-start-in-left-field/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}} By late April, Judge appeared more comfortable and improved his performance at the plate, collecting eight hits and three home runs along with six walks in the final week of the month.

On May 4, Judge was ejected for the first time in his career after arguing a third-strike call with umpire Ryan Blakney.{{Cite web |last=Castillo |first=Jorge |date=2024-05-04 |title=Aaron Judge ejected for first time in MLB career |url=https://abc7ny.com/sports/yankees-slugger-aaron-judge-ejected-for-first-time-in-career/14765966/ |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=ABC 7 New York}}

Judge was selected as the AL Player of the Week for the week of May 19, after going 10-for-20 and slugging 1.200 with three home runs and five doubles in this period.{{Cite web |date=May 20, 2024 |title=New York's Aaron Judge named American League Player of the Week presented by Chevrolet; San Francisco's Luis Matos named National League Player of the Week presented by Chevrolet |url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-new-york-s-aaron-judge-named-american-league-player-of-the-week-presented-by-chevrolet-san-francisco-s-luis-matos-named-national-league-player-of-the-week-presented-by-chevrolet |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=MLB.com |language=en}} Judge was also selected as the AL Player of the Month for May, having hit 14 home runs and 12 doubles in the month, with 27 RBI, slashing .361/.479/.918.{{Cite web |last=Harrigan |first=Thomas |date=June 3, 2024 |title=Here are MLB's 8 top performers from May |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-monthly-award-winners-for-may-2024 |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=MLB.com |language=en}} This marked Judge's seventh AL Player of the Month selection, and his third consecutive May honor. Judge also completed a homecoming of sorts, playing his first series at Oracle Park against the San Francisco Giants, where he went 6-for-10 with three home runs and six RBI as the Yankees swept the series.{{Cite web |title=Aaron Judge 2024 Batting Game Logs |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=judgeaa01&t=b&year=2024 |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}} By the end of May, Judge improved his season slash line to .277/.405/.643, with an OPS of 1.048.{{Cite web |title=New York Yankees vs San Francisco Giants Box Score: May 31, 2024 |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN202405310.shtml |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}

For the week ending June 9, Judge received his second AL Player of the Week award for 2024. In the six-game homestand split against the Minnesota Twins and Los Angeles Dodgers, Judge slashed .500/.630/1.200 with three home runs and 12 RBI.{{Cite web |last=Hickey |first=Kevin |date=2024-06-10 |title=New York Yankees' Aaron Judge named AL Player of the Week |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/new-york-yankees/news/aaron-judge-player-week-new-york-yankees/d88d55952c5f0a20c6bdcd4f |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=Sporting News |language=en-us}} Following a 3-for-4 game against the Dodgers on June 9, Judge raised his season batting average to over .300 for the first time in 2024. By the end of June, Judge led the majors in home runs (31), RBI (82), and OPS (1.144), and he was second in the AL in batting average (.316) among qualified hitters.{{Cite web |title=2024 MLB Player Hitting Stat Leaders |url=https://www.mlb.com/stats |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Major League Leaderboards - 2024 - Batting |url=https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?startdate=2024-03-28&enddate=2024-06-30&season=2024&season1=2024&month=1000&ind=0&team=0&sortcol=12&sortdir=default&pagenum=1 |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=FanGraphs Baseball |language=en}} Judge won the AL Player of the Month Award again in June, for the second successive month, slashing .409/.514/.864, with 11 home runs and 37 RBI for the month.{{Cite web |last=DeRosa |first=Theo |date=3 July 2024 |title=Both Players of the Month in June are repeat winners |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-monthly-award-winners-for-june-2024 |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}

On June 27, Judge was announced as a starting outfielder for the AL in the All-Star Game, having received the most votes.{{Cite web |last=Hoch |first=Bryan |date=27 June 2024 |title=Judge clinches AL All-Star nod as voting leader in Phase 1 |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-a-2024-al-all-star-as-voting-leader-in-phase-1 |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=MLB.com |language=en}} This was the second time in three seasons that he received the most All-Star votes.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-27 |title=Aaron Judge, Bryce Harper top fan vote, to start All-Star Game |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40448394/aaron-judge-bryce-harper-top-fan-vote-start-all-star-game |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}}

On August 2 against the Blue Jays, Judge hit a 477-foot home run against pitcher Kevin Gausman, collecting his 40th home run of the season and his major league-leading 100th RBI.{{Cite web |last=Hoch |first=Bryan |date=2 August 2024 |title=Judge first to 40 HRs, 100 RBIs with 477-ft rocket: 'He's ridiculous' |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-hits-40th-home-run-for-yankees |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}

On August 14, batting against Chad Kuhl of the Chicago White Sox, Judge hit his 300th career home run in the Yankees' 10–2 victory. He became the fastest player to ever hit 300 home runs, taking him 955 games and 3,431 at-bats, surpassing both Ralph Kiner's record by 132 games and Babe Ruth's by 400 at-bats.{{Cite web |last=Capurso |first=Tim |date=15 August 2024 |title=Fastest Players to 300 Career Home Runs in MLB History After Aaron Judge Reaches Mark |url=https://www.si.com/mlb/mlb-history-300-home-runs-aaron-judge-fastest |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=SI.com}} He became the second hitter to record his 300th home run prior to his 1,000th hit.{{Cite web |last=Axisa |first=Mike |date=26 August 2024 |title=Aaron Judge records 1000th career hit: Yankees slugger becomes 55th active MLB player to reach milestone |url= https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/aaron-judge-records-1000th-career-hit-yankees-slugger-becomes-55th-active-mlb-player-to-reach-milestone/amp/ |website=CBS Sports}}

He hit his 50th and 51st home runs of the season on August 25, becoming the fifth player in MLB history with three-plus seasons of 50 or more home runs.{{Cite web |last=Hoch |first=Bryan |date=August 25, 2024 |title=Unstoppable Judge on pace for 63 with 50th, 51st homers |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-hits-50th-homer-of-2024 |access-date=August 25, 2024 |website=MLB.com}} Judge was named the AL Player of the Week for the week of August 19–25, following a strong homestand against the Cleveland Guardians and Colorado Rockies.{{cite web | title=Press release: Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees named American League Player of the Week presented by Chevrolet; Francisco Lindor of the New York Mets named National League Player of the Week presented By Chevrolet | website=MLB.com | date=2024-08-26 | url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-aaron-judge-of-the-new-york-yankees-named-american-league-player-of-the-week-presented-by-chevrolet-francisco-lindor-of-the-new-york-mets-named-national-league-player-of-the-week-presented-by-chevrolet | access-date=2024-09-07}} On August 26, Judge collected his 1,000th career hit, a line-drive single to right field against José Ferrer at Nationals Park.{{cite web | last=Axisa | first=Mike | title=Aaron Judge records 1,000th career hit: Yankees slugger becomes 55th active MLB player to reach milestone | website=CBSSports.com | date=2024-08-27 | url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/aaron-judge-records-1000th-career-hit-yankees-slugger-becomes-55th-active-mlb-player-to-reach-milestone/#:~:text=Judge%20has%201%2C000%20career%20hits,home%20runs%20before%201%2C000%20hits. | access-date=2024-09-07}} Judge received the August AL Player of the Month Award, his third such award of the season, after slashing .389/.530/.856.{{Cite web |last=Sepe-Chepuru |first=Shanthi |date=3 August 2024 |title=Here are MLB's 8 top performers from August |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-monthly-award-winners-for-august-2024 |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}

On September 13, Judge hit a go-ahead grand slam at Yankee Stadium against the Boston Red Sox.{{Cite web |last=Hoch |first=Bryan |date=13 September 2024 |title=What a way to end HR drought! Judge slam keys comeback win |url=https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/aaron-judge-hits-grand-slam-to-end-home-run-drought |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=MLB.com |language=en}} This ended a 16-game homerless streak, the longest of his major league career.{{Cite web |last=Castillo |first=Jorge |date=2024-09-14 |title=Yankees' Aaron Judge ends HR drought with grand slam vs. Red Sox |url=https://www.espn.com.au/mlb/story/_/id/41250974/yankees-aaron-judge-ends-home-run-drought-go-ahead-grand-slam-vs-red-sox |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} The grand slam completed the comeback for the Yankees, who had trailed the Red Sox 4–1 before Judge's swing.

The Yankees won the ALCS against the Cleveland Guardians in five games in which Judge hit two home runs and notched five RBIs. In his first World Series, Judge went 1-for-12 with seven strikeouts in the first three games of the series as the Yankees fell into a 3–0 series deficit.{{cite web |last=Camarillo |first=Gabriel |date=October 19, 2024 |title=Former Bulldog Aaron Judge headed to World Series |url=https://kmph.com/sports/content/former-bulldog-aaron-judge-headed-to-world-series |access-date=October 20, 2024 |website=KMPH-TV FOX26}}{{cite magazine |last=Baccellieri |first=Emma |title=Aaron Judge's Slump Emblematic of Yankees' World Series Struggles |url=https://www.si.com/mlb/aaron-judge-slump-yankees-world-series-hitting-struggles |access-date=October 31, 2024 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=October 29, 2024}} In Game 5, Judge hit his first World Series home run as the Yankees jumped out to a 5–0 lead, but a series of defensive mistakes, including Judge's first error of the year, allowed the lead to slip away as the Yankees lost the game 7–6, and thus the series in five games.{{Cite news |date=October 31, 2024 |title=Yankees blow 5-run lead with epic meltdown as Dodgers rally to clinch World Series |url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/sports/yankees-world-series-last-night-judge-error/5941107/ |access-date=October 31, 2024 |work=NBC - New York}} After the season, Judge won the AL MVP Award. He became the second Yankee player to win the award unanimously, following Mickey Mantle in 1956.{{Cite web |date=November 21, 2024 |title=Yankees' slugger Aaron Judge wins his 2nd MVP, this one unanimously |url=https://bbwaa.com/24-al-mvp/ |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=Baseball Writers' Association of America}}{{cite web |url=https://x.com/MLB/status/1859741681643638811 |title=Yankees to win MVP unanimously |website=X.com}}

On March 29, Judge hit three home runs and a double with eight RBI against the Milwaukee Brewers, his third career three-homer game.{{Cite web |last=Hoch |first=Bryan |date=29 March 2025 |title='What a performance': Judge rips 3 of Yanks' club-record 9 HRs |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-hits-grand-slam-in-multihomer-game |access-date=2025-03-29 |website=MLB.com |language=en}} On March 31, Judge was named the AL Player of the Week for the opening week of the season after going 6-for-11 and slugging 1.818 with four home runs and 11 RBI.{{cite web |date=March 31, 2025 |title=Aaron Judge is named the AL Player of the Week |url=https://www.mlb.com/video/aaron-judge-is-named-the-al-player-of-the-week-x7939 |website=MLB.com}} On April 3, Judge notched his 500th career extra-base hit with a first-inning three-run home run off the Arizona Diamondbacks' Merrill Kelly. The blast made Judge the third-fastest Yankee to reach the milestone in terms of games played, having done so in his 999th game.{{Cite web |last=Hoch |first=Bryan |date=April 3, 2025 |title=No. 99 reaches XBH milestone to cap Yanks' record homestand |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-reaches-500-extra-base-hits-in-999th-game |website=MLB.com}} In the same game, Judge became the first player in MLB history with 5 home runs and 15 RBI in his team's first 6 games of the season. On April 4 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, playing in his 1,000th game for the Yankees, Judge registered his 321st home run, equaling Babe Ruth's record for home runs in his first 1,000 Yankees games.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-05 |title=Judge matches Ruth with 321 HRs in first 1,000 Yankees games in win |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44537733/judge-matches-ruth-321-homers-first-1000-yankees-games-win |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} By the end of April, Judge was slashing .427/.521/.761 for an OPS of 1.282 with 10 HR and 32 RBI.{{Cite web |title=Aaron Judge 2025 Batting Game Logs |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=judgeaa01&t=b&year=2025 |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}} Judge was rewarded for his sterling form with the AL Player of the Month Award for April, the tenth of his career, tying Alex Rodriguez for the most in the American League.{{cite web |last=Foster |first=Jason |date=2 May 2025 |title=Judge, Alonso power their way to Player of the Month honors |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-monthly-award-winners-for-march-april-2025 |website=MLB.com}} On May 30 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Judge and Shohei Ohtani became the first reigning MVPs ever to each hit a home run in the first inning of the same game.{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/history/los-angeles-dodgers-shohei-ohtani-new-york-yankees-aaron-judge-make-history-with-first-inning-home-runs-in-battle-of-mvps-01jwj430psgt|title=Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, Yankees' Aaron Judge Make History in Battle of MVPs|last=Connon|first=Sam|website=SI.com|date=May 30, 2025|accessdate=May 31, 2025}} Judge was named the AL Player of the Month again in May 2025, after slashing .364/.453/.798, with 11 home runs on the month.{{Cite web |last=Greenspan |first=Jared |date=3 May 2025 |title=Ohtani, Judge power up for May Player of the Month honors |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-monthly-award-winners-for-may-2025 |access-date=2025-06-03 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}

On April 14, 2025, Judge was named captain of Team USA ahead of the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Team USA manager Mark DeRosa announced the decision on MLB Network, with Judge joining the broadcast to express his excitement: “Now, getting a chance to have ‘USA’ across my chest and represent all the great people in our country and represent what this country means, it’s a great opportunity. I never had this opportunity before, even growing up as a kid, so I’m definitely looking forward to it.”{{Cite web |title=LIVE: Judge discusses being named Team USA captain |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-named-team-usa-captain#:~:text=Judge%20named%20Team%20USA%20captain%20for%202026%20World%20Baseball%20Classic,-Share&text=Aaron%20Judge%20has%20always%20looked,World%20Baseball%20Classic%20on%20Monday. |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}

• Most home runs in a season hit at home: 33 (Babe Ruth held the record with 32).
• Most home runs in a season by a rookie: 52 (Joe DiMaggio held the record with 29){{Cite web |last=Marchand |first=Andrew |author-link=Andrew Marchand |date=July 8, 2017 |title=Aaron Judge passes Joe DiMaggio for most Yankee rookie home runs |url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/19910006/aaron-judge-passes-joe-dimaggio-most-home-runs-new-york-yankees-rookie |access-date=September 18, 2017 |website=ESPN.com}}
• Most home runs in a single season: 62 (Roger Maris held the record with 61){{Cite web |title=New York Yankees Top 10 Single-Season Batting Leaders |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/leaders_bat_season.shtml |access-date=December 2, 2022 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}
• First right-handed hitter in Yankees history with at least 100 RBIs, 100 runs scored, and 100 walks in a single season
• Most home runs (4) in the first seven home playoff games, tying Reggie Jackson (1977–78).
• Most home runs by the All-Star break (34).{{Cite web |date=2024-07-13 |title=Judge sets Yankees record with 34th HR before All-Star break |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40556163/judge-sets-yankees-record-34th-hr-all-star-break |access-date=2024-09-20 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}}
• Fastest to reach 60 home runs in a single season (147th team game).{{cite web | last=Caldera | first=Pete | title=Aaron Judge hits home run No. 60, one away from Roger Maris | website=Bergen Record | date=2022-09-21 | url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/mlb/yankees/2022/09/21/aaron-judge-home-run-60-roger-maris-record-yankees/69506333007/ | access-date=2024-09-20}}
• First to hit three home runs in a game twice in one season.{{cite web | last=Harvey | first=Coley | title=Aaron Judge slams 3 HRs, first Yankee to do it twice in season | website=ESPN.com | date=2023-09-23 | url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38465325/judge-slams-3-hrs-becomes-first-yankee-do-twice-one-season#:~:text=Judge's%20three%2Dhomer%20game%20marked,Yankees%20manager%20Aaron%20Boone%20said. | access-date=2024-08-18}}
• Highest strikeout rate in the postseason (32.8%)
• Equal most home runs in first 1,000 games with the Yankees: 321 (tied with Babe Ruth)

• Home runs in a rookie season (52, 2017){{Cite magazine |last=Rafferty |first=Scott |date=September 25, 2017 |title=Aaron Judge Breaks MLB Rookie Record With 50th Home Run |magazine=Rolling Stone |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-sports/aaron-judge-breaks-mlb-rookie-record-with-50th-home-run-201379/ |access-date=September 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018134801/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-sports/aaron-judge-breaks-mlb-rookie-record-with-50th-home-run-201379/ |archive-date=October 18, 2019}}
• Strikeouts in a single postseason (27, 2017)
• Strikeouts in a rookie season (208, 2017)
• Home runs in a single season (62, 2022){{Cite web |title=MLB Home Runs, Single Season American League Leaders |url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/hitting/hihr4al.shtml |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=Baseball Almanac}}

• Striking out in 37 consecutive games. (2017){{Cite web |last=Joseph |first=Adi |date=August 21, 2017 |title=Aaron Judge's historic strikeout streak doesn't mean anything |url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/08/aaron-judge-strikeout-streak-record-meaning-nothing-adam-dunn |access-date=September 18, 2017 |website=For The Win |language=en-US}}
• Most strikeouts by a rookie with 208.
• Most walks by a rookie with 127.
• First rookie in MLB history with at least 45 home runs, 100 RBIs and 100 runs scored.{{Cite web |date=September 20, 2017 |title=Yankees' Aaron Judge: Hits 45th home run |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/yankees-aaron-judge-hits-45th-home-run/ |access-date=September 25, 2017 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}}
• Fastest to reach 60 career home runs. (197 games){{Cite web |last=Hoch |first=Bryan |date=April 16, 2018 |title=Aaron Judge fastest in history to 60 home runs |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-fastest-in-history-to-60-home-runs/c-272461944 |access-date=April 17, 2018 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}
• Most strikeouts in a doubleheader with 8.{{Cite web |title=MLB Strikeout Records for Hitters |url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_strike1.shtml |access-date=October 22, 2022 |website=Baseball Almanac}}
• Most single-season multi-home run games (11; tied with Hank Greenberg and Sammy Sosa)
• Most career home runs in postseason winner takes all games (4)
• Fastest to reach 250 career home runs. (810 games){{Cite web|last=Rieken|first=Kristie|date=September 1, 2023|title=Yankees' Judge becomes fastest MLB player to 250 home runs with a solo shot against the Astros|url=https://apnews.com/article/aaron-judge-250-home-runs-yankees-89f6c9f6cdd4b5470c45c3c05adc6c47|access-date=September 1, 2023|website=apnews.com|language=en}}
• Fastest to reach 300 career home runs. (955 games){{Cite web|last=Hoch|first=Bryan|date=August 14, 2024|title=Judge becomes fastest to reach 300-homer milestone|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-hits-300th-home-run|access-date=August 14, 2024|website=MLB.com|language=en}}

• 13× American League Player of the Week (June 5–11, 2017, September 18–24, 2017, July 27 – August 2, 2020, May 10–16, 2021, July 18–24, 2022, July 25–31, 2022, September 29 – October 5, 2022, May 15–21, 2023, September 18–24, 2023, May 13–19, 2024, June 3–9, 2024, August 19–25, 2024, March 27-31, 2025)
• 11× American League Player of the Month (June 2017, September 2017, May 2022, July 2022, September 2022, May 2023, May 2024, June 2024, August 2024, April 2025, May 2025)
• 3× 50 Home Run Club (2017, 2022, 2024)
• 60 Home Run Club (2022)
• Home Run Derby Champion (2017)
• AL Rookie of the Year (2017)
• 6× MLB All-Star (2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• 4× Silver Slugger Award (2017, 2021, 2022, 2024)
• 2× AL Hank Aaron Award (2022, 2024)
• Fielding Bible Award (2021)
• 2x American League MVP (2022, 2024)
• 3× All-MLB First Team (outfield) (2021, 2022, 2024)
• All-MLB Second Team (outfield) (2023)
• The Associated Press (AP) Male Athlete of the Year (2022)
• TIME Athlete of the Year (2022)
• Hickok Belt (2022)
• Sporting News Player of the Year (2022)
• Roberto Clemente Award (2023)

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Judge has worn the unusual uniform number of 99 since it was given to him during 2016 spring training{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Randy |date=August 19, 2016 |title=Yankees' Aaron Judge on wearing 99, not his favorite number |url=http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2016/08/yankees_aaron_judge_on_wearing_99_not_his_favorite.html |access-date=May 3, 2017 |website=NJ.com}} (higher numbers are typically given to young players who are not expected to make the final regular-season roster). In 2016, Judge had stated he would have preferred either No. 44 (retired by the Yankees to honor Reggie Jackson) or No. 35 but was 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 former teammate Todd Frazier) to be worn on the back of his jersey nameplate.{{Cite web |last=Rovell |first=Darren |author-link=Darren Rovell |date=August 9, 2017 |title=MLB players will be allowed to wear nickname jerseys Aug. 25-27 |url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/20293096/mlb-players-allowed-wear-nickname-jerseys-newly-created-players-weekend-later-month |access-date=August 9, 2017 |website=ESPN.com}} For the 2018 Players Weekend, Judge chose to just have his last name on the back of his jersey.{{Cite web |last=Hoch |first=Bryan |date=August 9, 2018 |title=See the Yankees Players' Weekend nicknames |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/see-the-yankees-players-weekend-nicknames-c289581842 |access-date=March 28, 2019 |website=MLB.com}} During the 2019 event, Judge chose his own nickname, "BAJ", an abbreviation of "Big Aaron Judge".{{Cite web |last=Daniels |first=Joseph |date=August 7, 2019 |title=Here's what Yankee slugger Aaron Judge wearing for Players Weekend |url=https://www.abc10.com/article/sports/heres-what-yankee-slugger-aaron-judge-wearing-for-players-weekend/103-042f6660-8340-4643-a533-29773039cbc6 |access-date=October 22, 2022 |website=abc10.com |language=en-US}}

Judge is listed at {{convert|6|ft|7|in}} and {{convert|282|lbs}}.{{Cite web |last=Marrone |first=Matt |date=July 11, 2017 |title=Just how giant is Home Run Derby champion Aaron Judge? |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/19862418/just-how-giant-new-york-yankees-all-star-aaron-judge |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127123104/https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/19862418/just-how-giant-new-york-yankees-all-star-aaron-judge |archive-date=January 27, 2020 |access-date=April 10, 2020 |website=ESPN.com}} Due to his large size and strength, he has elicited comparisons to teammate Giancarlo Stanton, as well as former MLB players Richie Sexson,{{Cite web |last=Mercandetti |first=Vince |date=March 7, 2016 |title=Aaron Judge, Comparing Top Yankees Prospect to Other Players of his Stature |url=https://www.baseball-news-blog.com/aaron-judge-comparing-top-yankees-prospect-to-other-players-of-his-stature/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629171236/http://www.baseball-news-blog.com/aaron-judge-comparing-top-yankees-prospect-to-other-players-of-his-stature/ |archive-date=June 29, 2016 |access-date=May 16, 2017 |website=Baseball-News-Blog.com}} Dave Winfield, and Willie Stargell.

Judge has been credited as a team leader both on and off the field.{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Randy |date=June 17, 2017 |title=How Aaron Judge is acting like a leader in midst of Yankees' 4-game slide |url=https://www.nj.com/yankees/2017/06/how_aaron_judge_is_reacting_to_yankees_4-game_losi.html |access-date=March 28, 2019 |website=nj.com}}

He has a number of rituals before, during, and after games. According to Michael Kay (as discussed during The Michael Kay Show), before each game at Yankee Stadium, Judge ceremoniously tosses exactly 40 sunflower seeds in the grass behind home plate (one for each man on the extended Yankees roster.){{Cite web |title=The Michael Kay Show |url=http://www.espn.com/espnradio/newyork/play/_/id/23158499 |access-date=March 28, 2019 |website=ESPN}} The prayer he recites after he tosses the seeds is unknown to the public.

During his 2017 rookie season, it was reported that Judge kept a note on his phone that read ".179", his batting average with the Yankees in 2016, and looked at it daily as a source of motivation.{{Cite news |date=July 10, 2017 |title=From .179 to the All-Star Game: The climb of Aaron Judge |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2017/07/10/from-179-to-the-all-star-game-the-climb-of-aaron-judge/103588206/ |access-date=July 11, 2017 |work=USA Today |agency=Associated Press}}

Judge is the founder of the ALL RISE Foundation. Judge's mother, Patty, serves as its executive director and President.{{Cite web |title=Board of Directors |url=https://www.aaronjudgeallrisefoundation.org/board-of-directors |access-date=February 16, 2024 |website=#ALLRISE FOUNDATION |language=en-US}} The Foundation's mission statement is to "inspire children and youth to become responsible citizens and encourage them to reach unlimited possibilities."{{Cite web |last=Klocke |first=Mike |date=January 27, 2019 |title=Linden's Aaron Judge announces All-Rise Foundation |url=https://www.recordnet.com/sports/20190127/lindens-aaron-judge-announces-all-rise-foundation#:~:text=To%20that%20end%2C%20the%20All,guiding%20words%3A%20honor%20and%20legacy. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326030722/https://www.recordnet.com/sports/20190127/lindens-aaron-judge-announces-all-rise-foundation#:~:text=To%20that%20end%2C%20the%20All,guiding%20words%3A%20honor%20and%20legacy. |archive-date=March 26, 2019 |access-date=August 19, 2020 |website=recordnet.com}} In January 2024, the foundation hosted an "All-Star Evening" gala on Wall Street, raising nearly $800,000 for various youth programs in New York City.{{Cite web |last=Hoch |first=Bryan |date=January 26, 2024 |title=Judge's ALL-RISE Foundation gala hits home run for charity |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-hosts-2024-all-rise-foundation-gala |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}

At the beginning of his career, Judge had contracts with Rawlings, Under Armour and Fanatics. After his 2017 rookie season, Judge signed a multi-year endorsement deal with Pepsi.{{Cite magazine |last=Kolur |first=Nihal |date=2017-11-13 |title=Yankees star Aaron Judge signs deal with Pepsi |url=https://www.si.com/eats/2017/11/13/aaron-judge-signs-deal-pepsi |access-date=2024-08-29 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |language=en-us}}{{Cite web |last=Disis |first=Jill |date=2017-11-13 |title=Yankees star Aaron Judge signs deal with Pepsi |url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/11/13/news/companies/aaron-judge-pepsi-mlb/index.html |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=CNNMoney}} Judge endorsed Under Armour gear from 2014 until the 2018 season, when he signed an endorsement deal with Adidas.{{Cite web |last=Rovell |first=Darren |author-link=Darren Rovell |date=May 27, 2018 |title=Aaron Judge signs deal with Adidas |url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/22930502/adidas-signs-aaron-judge-new-york-yankees-branding-deal |access-date=April 6, 2018 |website=ESPN.com}} That deal expired in 2022. In August 2023, Judge signed a shoe deal with Nike-owned Jordan Brand, becoming the fifth active MLB player to do so.{{Cite web |last=Sim |first=Josh |date=2023-08-21 |title=New York Yankees' Aaron Judge lands Jordan Brand endorsement |url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/aaron-judge-new-york-yankees-jordan-brand-nike-endorsement-shoe-deal/ |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=SportsPro |language=en-GB}} In March 2024, Judge was named the face of a new Ralph Lauren fragrance, "Polo Est. 67 Eau de Toilette", and its "Design Your Dreams" ad campaign.{{Cite web |last=Fields |first=Jackie |date=March 14, 2024 |title=Aaron Judge's New Ralph Lauren Fragrances Campaign Is a Grand Slam: 'Pinch Me Moment' (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/aaron-judge-is-face-of-new-ralph-lauren-fragrances-scent-campaign-exclusive-8608711 |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=People.com |language=en}} In April 2024, Judge partnered with Logan Paul and KSI's energy drink Prime.{{Cite web |last=Bachar |first=Zach |title=Yankees' Aaron Judge Agrees to Endorsement Contract With Logan Paul, KSI's PRIME |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10115598-yankees-aaron-judge-agrees-to-endorsement-contract-with-logan-paul-ksis-prime |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}} For the 2023 season, Legends Hospitality, the concessions company at Yankee Stadium, announced "The 99 Burger", a California-inspired food item named after Judge's uniform number.{{Cite web |last=Crane |first=Andrew |date=March 23, 2023 |title=99 Burger highlights new Yankees Stadium food events, menu |url=https://nypost.com/2023/03/22/99-burger-highlights-new-yankees-stadium-food-events-menu/ |access-date=February 24, 2024 |website=New York Post}}

Judge appeared on the cover of the May 15, 2017, edition of Sports Illustrated with the title "All Rise".{{Cite news |last=Giglio |first=Joe |date=May 10, 2017 |title=Yankees' Aaron Judge latest highlight: Sports Illustrated cover man (PHOTO) |url=http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2017/05/yankees_aaron_judge_latest_highlight_sports_illust.html |access-date=June 19, 2017 |work=NJ.com |language=en-US}}

On May 15, 2017, he appeared on an episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon where he posed undercover in Bryant Park to ask Yankee fans questions about himself.{{Cite web |last=Mearns |first=Andrew |date=May 16, 2017 |title=Aaron Judge wore a disguise to interview Yankees fans on 'The Tonight Show' |url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/aaron-judge-interviews-surprised-fans-on-the-tonight-show-c230489496 |access-date=June 19, 2017 |website=Major League Baseball |language=en-US}}

On November 6, 2017, Judge was named the cover athlete for MLB The Show 18.{{Cite news |last=Schwartz |first=Nick |date=November 8, 2017 |title=Aaron Judge lands cover of MLB The Show 18 |url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/11/aaron-judge-lands-cover-of-mlb-the-show-18 |access-date=November 10, 2017 |work=USA Today |language=en}}

Judge appeared on a 23-second skit on rapper Logic's 2022 album Vinyl Days named after himself.{{Cite web |last=Kuty |first=Brendan |date=2022-06-22 |title=How Yankees' Aaron Judge ended up on Logic's new album 'Vinyl Days' |url=https://www.nj.com/yankees/2022/06/how-yankees-aaron-judge-appeared-on-logics-new-album-vinyl-days.html |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=nj |language=en}}

In 2024, Judge and his two pet dachshunds guest starred on an episode of Rubble & Crew, a PAW Patrol spin-off. His wife voiced their dog Penny.{{Cite web |last=Foster |first=Jason |date=August 2, 2024 |title=Judge ready for animated guest spot on 'PAW Patrol' spin-off 'Rubble & Crew' |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-joins-paw-patrol-spin-off-rubble-and-crew |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}

Judge is a Methodist and has posted about his faith on his Twitter account.{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Randy |date=October 6, 2022 |title=Yankees' new home run king Aaron Judge is a beloved hometown hero in 'The 209' |url=https://www.nj.com/yankees/2022/10/yankees-new-home-run-king-aaron-judge-is-a-beloved-hometown-hero-in-the-209.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221053030/https://www.nj.com/yankees/2022/10/yankees-new-home-run-king-aaron-judge-is-a-beloved-hometown-hero-in-the-209.html |archive-date=February 21, 2023 |website=NJ.com}}{{Cite web |date=April 16, 2017 |title=Aaron Judge on Twitter: "Happy Easter everyone! He is Risen!" |url=https://twitter.com/TheJudge44/status/853629560331669504 |access-date=May 4, 2017 |website=Twitter.com}}

Judge owns two pet dachshunds named Gus and Penny.{{cite web | last=Dicker | first=Ron | title=Aaron Judge Plays With His Dog Gus At Yankee Stadium In 'All-Time Cute' Moment | website=HuffPost | date=2023-05-26 | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/aaron-judge-dachshund-gus-outfield_n_6470da33e4b0a7554f3ebbe0 | access-date=2024-08-18}}

Judge married Samantha Bracksieck in December 2021 at a private ceremony in Maui.{{Cite web |last=Hendricks |first=Jaclyn |date=December 12, 2021 |title=Aaron Judge marries longtime girlfriend Samantha Bracksieck in Hawaii |url=https://nypost.com/2021/12/12/yankees-aaron-judge-marries-samantha-bracksieck-in-hawaii/ |access-date=December 14, 2021 |website=nypost.com |publisher=NYP Holdings, Inc.}} They met at Linden High School and both attended Fresno State University.{{cite web | last=Eidell | first=Lynsey | title=Who Is Aaron Judge's Wife? All About Samantha Bracksieck | website=People.com | date=2022-10-04 | url=https://people.com/sports/who-is-samantha-bracksieck-aaron-judge-wife/ | access-date=2025-01-24}} Their first child, a daughter, was born in January 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/mlb/yankees/news/new-york-yankees-star-aaron-judge-wife-samantha-welcome-first-child|title=New York Yankees Star Aaron Judge, Wife Samantha Welcome First Child|date=February 5, 2025|website=New York Yankees On SI}}

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