<P> The Yankees selected Judge in the first round of the 2013 MLB draft . After making his MLB debut in 2016 and hitting a home run in his first career at bat , Judge has had a record - breaking rookie year in 2017 . He was named an All - Star and won the Home Run Derby . He broke the Yankees ' record for home runs by a rookie ( besting Joe DiMaggio 's 29 with 30 before the All - Star break ) , while also breaking the MLB rookie record of reaching base 164 times before the All - Star break . He won the American League 's ( AL ) Rookie of the Month Awards for April , May , and June 2017 , as well as the AL 's Player of the Month Award in June . Judge set a new MLB rookie record for home runs , surpassing Mark McGwire 's total of 49 . </P>
<P> The Yankees selected Judge in the first round of the 2013 MLB draft . After making his MLB debut in 2016 and hitting a home run in his first career at bat , Judge has had a record - breaking rookie year in 2017 . He was named an All - Star and won the Home Run Derby . He broke the Yankees ' record for home runs by a rookie ( besting Joe DiMaggio 's 29 with 30 before the All - Star break ) , while also breaking the MLB rookie record of reaching base 164 times before the All - Star break . He won the American League 's ( AL ) Rookie of the Month Awards for April , May , and June 2017 , as well as the AL 's Player of the Month Award in June . Judge set a new MLB rookie record for home runs , surpassing Mark McGwire 's total of 49 . </P>
when did aaron judge make his mlb debut
when did aaron judge make his mlb debut
2016
2016