Aaron Judge

Aaron Judge — page 1 — RULING THE DERBY JUDGE Aaron Judge hits a home run at Marlins Park in Miami Florida in 2017

Aaron Judge — page 2 — Crack New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge crushed the baseball with a mighty swing It sailed high and deep into the outfield seats at Marlins Park in Miami Florida Crack Judge swung again sending a ball even farther than the previous one Crack Another swing another home run Judge was taking part in the 2017 Major League Baseball MLB Home Run Derby He faced Justin Bour of the Miami Marlins in the first round Bour had taken his turn first and smacked 22 home runs the most any player had hit so far

Aaron Judge — page 3 — Judge wasn't worried He calmly smashed home runs over the outfield wall One of his homers went 501 feet 153 m farther than any hit MLB had ever recorded at the derby Judge hit 23 home runs in all to advance to the next round In round 2 Judge took on Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Cody Bellinger Bellinger hit 12 home runs Judge stepped to home plate and picked up right where he had stopped in the previous round Ball after ball rocketed off his bat He beat Bellinger with ease Three of Judge's homers sailed farther than 501 feet 153 m Next up was Miguel Sano of the Minnesota Twins in the final round Sano got off to a slow start Bellinger smashes a home run in the and ended up with 2017 derby 10 home runs Judge

Aaron Judge — page 4 — quickly showed that 10 wouldn't be enough to beat him He used his smooth powerful swing to easily hit 11 and win the derby Judge had hit some of the fastest and longest home runs baseball fans had ever seen Put all together in a line his home runs at the Judge poses with his trophy derby would have traveled after winning the 2017 Home Run Derby 3 9 miles 6 3 km Judge had a great time competing and he was thankful for his chance to show the world his power I have had wonderful people help me out through the years he said And I can't thank them enough for where I'm at right now Judge weighs 285 pounds 129 kg and stands 6 feet 7 inches 2 m tall That makes him the biggest position player in MLB history

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