New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge is off to a good start this season. During the offseason, there was considerable speculation as to where the then-free agent slugger would land.
Judge ultimately decided to stay with the Yankees and signed a massive nine-year, $360 million contract.
Before the 2022 AL MVP made his decision to become a free agent, he was associated with a viral typo suggesting he was going to play in the Bay Area in 2023.
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New York Yankees center fielder Aaron Judge throws a couple of warm up pitches before a baseball game against the Texas Rangers on Sunday, April 30, 2023, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez))
Baseball columnist Jon Heyman misspelled Judge’s name in a tweet that suggested superstar player «Arson Judge» appeared to be «heading for the Giants.»
Judge is a California native and mentioned earlier that he grew up rooting for the San Francisco Giants.
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During a recent appearance on the «On Base with Mookie Betts» podcast, the Dodgers’ star outfielder asked Judge about the infamous tweet.
«I think my name changed a little bit…Yeah, Arson Judge. I haven’t seen his stats with the Giants yet,» Judge joked.
«Mm, me neither, though, they have to be pretty good,» Betts quipped.
Judge also recalled that his agent, friends and family contacted him about the situation.
«It was funny… That [the tweet] It kind of blew up a little bit,» Judge told Betts. «I started getting a couple of texts from family and friends, with the Yankees, like, ‘What’s going on?’
Aaron Judge, #99 of the New York Yankees, celebrates with teammates after hitting a one-run home run during the sixth inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on May 29, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. (Alika Jenner/Getty Images)
Some Giants fans who saw the tweet were hoping Judge would be done with their team in 2023, but their joy was short-lived.
Heyman quickly caused a backlash by jumping the gun on Judge’s landing site. His tweet also caught the attention of Giants pitcher Logan Webb, who wrote, «he’s not cool man.»
Heyman later issued an apology. «The giants say they haven’t heard of Aaron Judge. My apologies for getting ahead of myself.» Heyman wrote.
Aaron Judge, number 99 of the New York Yankees, hits a solo home run in the eighth inning of their MLB game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Center on May 15, 2023 in Toronto, Canada. (Cole Burston/Getty Images)
Judge is coming off a season in which he hit 62 home runs to set the American League single-season record. Roger Maris previously held the record when he hit 61 home runs during the 1961 season.
Judge has slashed .298/.410/.679 over the course of 47 games this season.
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He has 18 home runs on the year and is currently at the same pace as last year.