Aaron Judge will be with the Yankees for the foreseeable future after signing a nine-year, $360 million deal with the club earlier this month. Along with the mammoth contract comes a new title that helps cement his place in New York lore.
The Yankees announced that Judge will serve as the team’s captain during a press conference on Wednesday. He is the 16th captain in franchise history and the first since Derek Jeter’s retirement in 2014.
“It is my great pleasure… to welcome Aaron, not only back to the Bronx, but to welcome Aaron back to the Bronx as the 16th captain of this great organization the New York Yankees,” owner Hal Steinbrenner said. “An honor and a position which he greatly deserves.”
