Aaron Judge wasted no time making his introduction to the Kansas City Royals fans at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday evening. During the top of the first inning, Judge also introduced himself to Royals starter Noah Cameron, taking the first hittable pitch he saw and obliterating it for a 469-foot home run that nearly left the stadium.

Same answer," Judge told Newsday when asked about the Home Run Derby on Thursday. "Only if I'm talking about it here [in New York]." Judge has said in the past that the onl

Aaron Judge's remarkable season made its way to Kansas City -- setting new records in the process. Judge’s first swing of the night on Tuesday evening sent a middle-middle fastball a Statcast-projecte

Even though he is having a remarkable year for the Yankees, Aaron Judge will not be participating in the 2025 Home Run Derby

Aaron Judge shares update on home run derby participation originally appeared on Athlon Sports. It’s been the same story for years now. Aaron Judge may be the most prolific home run hitter we've seen in decades, but the New York Yankees slugger is not interested in participating in the Home Run Derby -- unless the event comes to Yankee Stadium.

As anticipation builds for the 2025 Home Run Derby in Atlanta, New York Yankees star Aaron Judge offered a firm response about his potential participation—one that’s making headlines across the league.

His answer again was a hard "no," just as it has been every year since 2018, the year after Aaron Judge won the event his rookie year in 2017 in Miami. "Nope," Judge told Newsday with a smile. "Same answer.

It's another year, and again, Aaron Judge has refused to participate in the Home Run Derby contest during this year's All-Star festivities.

Selection of All-Star starting position players will, as is tradition, be determined by fan vote. The voting will take place in two phases, the first of which is now active at ope