<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 went on to have a record - breaking rookie season in 2017 . He was named an All - Star and won the Home Run Derby , the first rookie to do so . Judge ended the season with 52 home runs , breaking Mark McGwire 's MLB rookie record of 49 and the Yankees ' full - season rookie record , previously held by Joe DiMaggio with 29 . He also hit 33 home runs at Yankee Stadium , breaking the record of 32 set by Babe Ruth in the Polo Grounds in 1921 , and set the record for most walks in a rookie season with 127 . He won the American League 's ( AL ) Rookie of the Month Awards for April , May , June and September , as well as the AL 's Player of the Month Award for June and September . Judge was unanimously selected as the AL Rookie of the Year for 2017 and placed second , behind José Altuve , for AL Most Valuable Player . </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 went on to have a record - breaking rookie season in 2017 . He was named an All - Star and won the Home Run Derby , the first rookie to do so . Judge ended the season with 52 home runs , breaking Mark McGwire 's MLB rookie record of 49 and the Yankees ' full - season rookie record , previously held by Joe DiMaggio with 29 . He also hit 33 home runs at Yankee Stadium , breaking the record of 32 set by Babe Ruth in the Polo Grounds in 1921 , and set the record for most walks in a rookie season with 127 . He won the American League 's ( AL ) Rookie of the Month Awards for April , May , June and September , as well as the AL 's Player of the Month Award for June and September . Judge was unanimously selected as the AL Rookie of the Year for 2017 and placed second , behind José Altuve , for AL Most Valuable Player . </P>
who did aaron judge play for last year
who did aaron judge play for last year
Yankees
Yankees