Biography - Aaron Judge

Who is Aaron Judge?

Aaron Judge is a baseball player by profession and American by nationality. He is an outfielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Aaron Judge – Bio, Age, Parents, Siblings

Aaron Judge’s birth took place on April 26, 1992, in Linden, California, USA. He was born Aaron James Judge and was raised by his adoptive parents Wayne Judge and Patty Judge.

He was adopted a day after he was born and his adoptive mother and father worked as teachers in Linden, California. He also has a sibling, an older brother named John Judge, who was also adopted.

Education, Ethnicity

For education, Aaron Judge attended Linden High School and enrolled at California State University. His ethnicity is biracial, one being African-American. Reports also say that Aaron Judge has never made contact with his biological parents.

He is biracial including of African-American ethnicity.

Aaron Judge – Girlfriend, Wife, Children, Divorce

Aaron Judge has been associated with several women in the past. While in high school, he was said to be dating Britt Hodges. 

In 2017 he started dating Jen Flaum, a model. The couple made their first public appearance together during the US Open in 2017. But just after a year of dating, the couple has broken up.

He then went on to date Samantha Bracksieck, whom he had met in high school, and they are in an on/off relationship. Over time, the couple has been pictured together at numerous social events. They married on December 11, 2011. He and his wife do not have children yet and there are no rumors of divorce.

Aaron Judge – Career

Early Career

While a student in high school, Aaron Judge was a three-sport star and played baseball, football, and basketball. In the 2010 Major League Baseball draft. He was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 31st round. But he opted to enroll at California State University and play for the Fresno State Bulldogs baseball team in the Western Athletic Conference.

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With teams

Aaron Judge was selected by the New York Yankees in the 2013 Major League Baseball draft with the 32nd overall selection. He signed a contract with the team and received a $1.8 million signing bonus. But a torn quadriceps femoris muscle while participating in a baserunning drill kept him out of the 2013 season.

His professional debut in the minor league was with Charleston River Dogs of the Class A South Atlantic League in 2014. Aaron Judge’s MLB debut was on August 13, 2016, against the Tampa Bay Rays, and has been playing for the Yankees since then.

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Stats

His career stat from 2016 to 2019 is 325 GP, 1,149 AB, 238 R, 316 H, 211 RBI, 234 BB, 440 SO, 92 HR, .275 Avg.

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Aaron Judge – Net Worth, Salary

His net worth is estimated to be around $10 million and his annual salary is known to be $622,300.

Aaron Judge – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On social media, Aaron Judge is active on Twitter with over 374.4k followers, on Instagram with more than 1.1 million followers, and is absent from Facebook.

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