CHAPTER 1 HOME RUN HERO With a huge swing Aaron Judge launched the ball into the stands The New York Yankees slugger was making a major splash at the 2017 Home Run Derby The derby is a contest held during the All-Star break Eight of the game’s biggest hitters were taking part Judge takes a mighty swing at the Home Run Derby 5
Each player had four minutes to hit as many home runs as possible In the derby’s first round Judge was up against Miami Marlins star Justin Bour And Bour had swatted an impressive 22 home runs That put the pressure on Judge to hit more Judge WHAT’S BEHIND A NUMBER Most major league players wear numbers between 1 and 50 Young players are usually given high That’s because numbers during spring training numbers during there are a lot of players on the roster at that time there are a lot of players on the roster at that there are a lot of players on the roster at that time During the spring of 2016 Judge was given No 99 He decided to keep that number when he was called up to the majors 6
Judge watches the ball fly after crushing one of his many home runs at the 2017 derby didn’t disappoint With each swing his confidence grew He finished the first round with 23 homers In the next round Judge took on fellow rookie Cody Bellinger The Los Angeles Dodgers star cranked out 12 home runs 7
