After receiving offers to play football for Notre Dame, Stanford and more, four-time All-Star Aaron Judge played outfield for Fresno State. In the 2012 NCAA Stanford Regional, Judge had two hits and a big catch in center field to help eliminate Michigan State....
Alvarez has been a force at the plate from the moment he made his debut for the Astros nearly five years ago. Going back to 2019, only Aaron Judge (169) has posted a higher OPS+ than Alvarez’s 165. However, Alvarez hasn’t exactly been the picture of health. The 26-year-old slugg...
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American League's Marcus Semien, of the Texas Rangers, watches batting practice before the MLB All-Star Game, Tuesday, July 16, 2024 in Arlington.(Elías Valverde II / Staff Photographer) American League manager Bruce Bochy, of the Texas Rangers, talks at the batting cage ...
Case in point:Shohei Ohtani. He spent the first six seasons of his MLB career accomplishing things that hadn't been witnessed on the diamond in a century -- or ever. Alas, each of those years ended with Ohtani and the Angels on the outside of the playoff picture. ...
Five of the first eight names on last year’s list are gone, and two others — Pete Alonso and Saquon Barkley — have uncertain contractual near futures. But No. 1 is unchanged. For the second year in a row and fourth time in the last seven, the Yankees’ Aaron Judge heads our list...
The host Indians have three players on the AL squad: Carlos Santana, Francisco Lindor and Brad Hand. Santana, a 33-year-old first-time All-Star, will also swing in the Home Run Derby. MLB has revealed five of the eight derby participants — Santana, Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Mi...
MLB Insiders, ESPNJul 12, 2021, 07:20 PM ET Pete Alonso is your 2021 Home Run Derby champion, smacking scores of towering home runs in the thin air of Coors Field to become back-to-back champion. Alonso might have taken the crown, but the Derby ...
Other big names remain — Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, Jose Altuve and Aaron Judge are plenty familiar to fall audiences. Of course, they were all there last year, too, when Tampa Bay rookie Randy Arozarena stole the show. Arozarena set postseason records with 10 homers and 29 hits,...
Aaron Judge (MLB) This is an easy call due to the New York Yankees star's size (6-7, 282 lbs) and background in football. The 2022 AL MVP caught 17 touchdowns while averaging 96.9 yards per game as a senior receiver in high school. He was also recruited to play t...