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Aaron Judge timeline: From Baby Bomber to Yankees super slugger


April 26, 1992: Born in Linden, Calif.

June 6, 2013: Drafted by Yankees in first round of MLB Draft (No. 32 overall)

Fresno State University outfielder and 32nd overall selection Aaron Judge poses next to the Draft board during the 2013 First-Year Player Draft at MLB Network's Studio 42 on June 6, 2013 in Secaucus, New Jersey.
Fresno State University outfielder and 32nd overall selection Aaron Judge poses next to the Draft board during the 2013 First-Year Player Draft at MLB Network’s Studio 42 on June 6, 2013 in Secaucus, New Jersey.

Aug. 13, 2016: Hits first career home run in first MLB at-bat against Rays starter Matt Andriese and goes 2-for-4 on the day.

Aaron Judge hits home run in first big-league at bat.
Aaron Judge hits home run in first big-league at bat.

Sept. 14, 2016: Ruled out for the remainder of the 2016 season due to an oblique injury.

April 2, 2017: Starts in right field on Opening Day against the Rays after winning the job in spring training. Bats eighth and goes 1-for-4 with a double.

May 22, 2017: Yankees debut “Judge’s Chambers” in right field stands at Yankee Stadium against the Kansas City Royals.

Fans of Aaron Judge react from a place in Yankee Stadium's right field dubbed'The Judge's Chambers.'
Fans of Aaron Judge react from a place in Yankee Stadium’s right field dubbed ‘The Judge’s Chambers.’

July 11, 2017: Named an All-Star starter after hitting .329 with 30 homers and 75 RBI during breakout rookie season. Bats third for the American League.

Sept. 25, 2017: Breaks all-time rookie home run record with No. 50 off of Trevor Cahill in multi-homer game vs. Royals. Ends the season with 52.

Oct. 3, 2017: Hits first career postseason home run off of Jose Berrios in AL Wild Card game against Twins. Judge and his fellow Baby Bombers go on to reach ALCS, losing to Astros in seven games.

Nov. 16, 2017: Finishes second in AL MVP voting behind Houston Astros’ Jose Altuve.

July 17, 2018: Starts second-straight All-Star game. Hits a home run off of Max Scherzer in Nationals Park.

Aug. 28, 2019: Hits 100th career home run against Mariners off of Yusei Kikuchi. Third-fastest player in MLB history to reach 100 home runs.

Sept. 29, 2019: Hits 27th and final home run of the season off of Lance Lynn. Plays just 102 games due to another oblique injury (suffered vs. Royals in April).

2020 Season: Hits just nine home runs in COVID-19 shortened 60-game season. Plays in 28 regular season games due to a calf injury.

July 13, 2021: Named to third career MLB All-Star game, first since 2018. Starts in right field and bats fourth.

Sept. 30, 2021: Hits two homers off of Blue Jays’ Robbie Ray to reach 39 homers for the season. Slashes .287/.373/.544.

Back page for Sept. 29, 2022: Judge hits No. 61 to tie Roger Maris' AL and Yankee single-season home run mark. Aaron Judge watches flight of his historic home run in Toronto on Wednesday night that puts him atop Yankees' single-season list along with Roger Maris.
Back page for Sept. 29, 2022: Judge hits No. 61 to tie Roger Maris’ AL and Yankee single-season home run mark. Aaron Judge watches flight of his historic home run in Toronto on Wednesday night that puts him atop Yankees’ single-season list along with Roger Maris.

April 7, 2022: Judge turns down seven-year, $213.5 million contract extension from Yankees. Set to become a free agent after 2022 season.

June 24, 2022: Judge and the Yankees finally settle on ’22 contract to avoid arbitration hearing. Judge gets $19 million.

July 19, 2022: Named All-Star starter for the fourth time in his career after slashing .284/.364/.618 and hitting 33 home runs.

July 30, 2022: Hits 200th career home run in 671st career game. Second-fastest player in MLB history to reach 200 home runs.

Sept. 7, 2022: Hits 55th home run of the season breaking Yankees’ all-time home run record for a right-handed hitter.

Sept. 21, 2022: Hits 60th home run of the year tying Babe Ruth for second on the Yankees’ single-season all-time home run list.

Sept. 28, 2022: Hits 61st home run of the season tying Roger Maris for first on the Yankees’ single-season all-time home run list.

Aaron Judge gestures as he rounds the bases after hitting his 62nd of the season.
Aaron Judge gestures as he rounds the bases after hitting his 62nd of the season.

Oct. 4, 2022: Hits 62nd home run of the season to set the new Yankees and American League single-season record.

Nov. 17, 2022: Wins first career American League MVP award receiving 28 out of 30 first-place votes

Dec. 7, 2022: Signs record nine-year, $360 million contract to remain with the Yankees. Largest free agent contract in MLB history.

Dec. 21, 2022: Named 16th captain in team history, latest since Derek Jeter.

March 30, 2023: Homers in first at-bat of the season vs. the San Francisco Giants

June 23, 2023: Makes crashing catch into Dodger Stadium wall, injures toe and derails his season.

July 9, 2023: Named All-Star starter for the fifth time in his career, unable to participate in the game due to injury.

July 28, 2023: Returns from toe injury with the team in last place and 3.5 games out of playoff spot.

Oct. 1, 2023: Season ends and Judge misses playoffs for the first time in his career.

June 1, 2024: Named AL Player of the Month for May slashing .361/.479/.918 with 14 homers and 27 RBI in 28 games.

July 1, 2024: Named AL Player of the Month for June slashing .409/.514/.864 with 11 homers and 37 RBI in 25 games.

Aug. 3, 2024: Hits 16th first-inning homer of the season, tying Babe Ruth (1927) for the most in franchise history.

Aug. 14, 2024: Becomes fastest player to ever reach 300 home runs, as he did so in the 955th game of his career.

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