Aaron Judge officially named Yankees captain

Dec 21 2022 by Pinstripe Alley

 
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Lou Gehrig. Thurman Munson. Don Mattingly. Derek Jeter. Aaron Judge.

On Wednesday morning, the Yankees made something official that had felt all but official for a long time. The organization’s leadership gathered at Yankee Stadium to re-introduce Aaron Judge to the media, as his new nine-year contract had been announced yesterday. Revealing the new deal with Judge wasn’t the only task at hand, though.

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