<p>If you&#8217;re a baseball fan, you&#8217;ve probably seen or heard of <a href="http://blog.feelingthevibe.com/tag/aaron-judge/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Aaron Judge</a>. He&#8217;s one of the most popular professional baseball players right now – and he&#8217;s got the records to prove it. For more facts about this stellar athlete, keep reading below!</p>
<p>1. Yes, his last name really is Judge. His full name? Aaron James Judge.</p>
<p>2. He&#8217;s 25 years old, his birthday is April 26, 1992.</p>
<p>3. He was born in Linden, California.</p>
<p>4. He&#8217;s currently playing the right field for the <a href="http://blog.feelingthevibe.com/tag/new-york-yankees">New York Yankees</a>. He made his debut in 2016.</p>
<p>5. At 6&#8217;7 and 282 pounds, he&#8217;s physically one of the largest players in the major leagues.</p>
<p>6. He both bats and throws right handed.</p>
<p>7. He was actually adopted the day after his birth. He has an older brother, John, who was also adopted.</p>
<p>8. In high school, he also played football and basketball in addition to baseball.</p>
<p>9. While in school, he maintained a 3.2 GPA and was on the student council for 2 years. He also participated in tons of different community service opportunities.</p>
<p>10. He was actually recruited by a ton of colleges to play football, but he preferred baseball.</p>
<p>11. In college, he played baseball for the Fresno State Bulldogs.</p>
<p>12. His jersey number is 99.</p>
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<p>13. He&#8217;s a Christian and has spoken out about his faith on his social media account. He even has a Bible verse as his Twitter header! &#8220;For we walk by faith, not by sight&#8221; 2 Cor 5:7</p>
<p>14. He appeared on an episode of <em>The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon</em> where he posed as undercover to ask Yankees fans questions about himself. Check out the funny video below!</p>
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<p>15. He had a contract with Under Armor from 2014-2018.</p>
<p>16. He currently has endorsements with Pepsi and Adidas.</p>
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<p>17. He&#8217;s appeared on the covers of the magazine <em>Sports Illustrated </em>and the videogame <em>MLB The Show 18</em>.</p>
<p>19. He&#8217;s hit 33 home runs in Yankee Stadium, breaking the previous record held by famous baseball player Babe Ruth, in 1921.</p>
<p>20. He was selected as 2017&#8217;s Rookie of the Year and placed 2nd in The Most Valuable Player (MVP).</p>
<p>21. He&#8217;s super close with his family. He loves taking his mom to games or out on the town with him.</p>
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<p>22. He has a &#8220;bubble gum ritual&#8221; where he chews two pieces of gum during the game. If he gets a hit, he keeps it; if he doesn&#8217;t, he gets rid of it. Watch Aaron explain it below!</p>
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<p>23. He&#8217;s a fan of J.Cole&#8217;s music. He attended an NYC show in November 2017.</p>
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<p>24. He attended the 2015 wedding of one of his teammates, Rob Refsynder. Check out the fun black &; white photo of him and his teammates!</p>
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<p>25. He has an adorable dog. Check out this fun photo below!</p>
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<p>26. He likes spending time in or by the pool.</p>
<p>27. He&#8217;s also interested in cars, golf and fishing.</p>
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<p>28. He enjoys arcade games.</p>
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<p>29. He apparently has his own set of bleacher seats! Fans can sit in &#8220;The Judge&#8217;s Chambers&#8221; – a three row set of seats made to look like a faux courtroom. Fans are chosen at random and can wear wigs and judicial robes, as well as use foam gavels. How fun is that?</p>
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<p>30. His mother, Patty works in the school system. Aaron dedicated his first Instagram to her when he went &#8220;back to school&#8221; for a visit.</p>
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<p>31. His father Wayne and adopted brother John are also both teachers.</p>
<p>32. He always felt very close to his adoptive parents.</p>
<p>33. He credits his mom for most of his success, saying that she molded him into who he is today.</p>
<p>34. Despite being on a New York team, he was originally intimidated by the big city. He said it was &#8220;a bit too busy, too hectic.&#8221; Good thing he adjusted!</p>
<p>35. He&#8217;s seen the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall.</p>
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<p>Hopefully you enjoyed these fun facts about MLB player Aaron Judge! Be sure to follow him on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thejudge44/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/thejudge44?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a> to keep up with his life!</p>
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