It seems laughable now, considering Judge compiled one of the best
rookie campaigns in history, slugging 52 homers before earning unanimous
selection as the American League's Rookie of the Year. But the episode
serves as a useful reminder to Judge that nothing will be handed to him
when the Michael Pineda Youth Jersey 25-year-old slugger aims to follow up on that season for the ages.
"Fighting for a job, that's been my mindset every Spring Training,"
Judge said. "Even in the Minor Leagues, I thought you have to go out and
earn a spot. Mickey Mantle Youth Jersey Nothing is ever given to you. It was the same when I was told I'd be
the starting right fielder. You have to earn your job every day. Even
going into next year, I'm still going to be fighting for that
right-field job, fighting for my spot."With the December trade for
reigning National League MVP Giancarlo Stanton, the Yankees believe they
have assembled a modern-day version of the fabled Murderer's Row,
stacking their lineup with the right-handed power of Judge, Stanton and
Gary Sanchez.
"We're excited to Miguel Andujar Youth Jersey get better together and use our talents together, because we're very
similar," Stanton said. "We're going to learn from each other and make
each other better."
Stanton led the Majors with 59 homers, but no one hit the ball harder in
2017 than Judge, who compiled an average exit velocity of 94.9 mph to
pace all big leaguers. Judge's June 10 homer off the Orioles' Chris
Tillman had an exit velo of 121.1 mph, the hardest-hit homer ever
recorded by Statcast.
