Aaron Judge appointed Yankees captain, 1st since Derek Jeter retired in 2014
on Wednesday, becoming the first team captain since Derek Jeter retired at the end of the 2014 season.to remain in pinstripes.
As Judge pursued Roger Maris' American League home run record and set a new mark with 62, some teammates started publicly lobbying for him to become captain, among them first baseman Anthony Rizzo and pitcher Nestor Cortes. "He's a great Yankee on the field, off the field. leadership off the charts," owner Hal Steinbrenner said.Judge sat on a dais at Yankee Stadium between his wife, Samantha, and Steinbrenner. Flanking them were Jeter; Judge's agent, Page Odle; Yankees president Randy Levine; general manager Brian Cashman; manager Aaron Boone and chief operating officer Lonn Trost.
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