New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge is one of the best baseball players on the planet.
Judge has won numerous awards in his nine years in New York, including two AL MVP awards in the last three seasons. While he is entering his age 33 season, there seem to be many years left of great production.
While he has enjoyed his time with the Yankees, there is another team that Judge would like to play for one day
New York Yankees OF Aaron Judge
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Judge was asked by FOX Sports’ Deesha Thosar on if he would ever consider playing for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic. He replied, “I think that would be pretty fun. It just depends. See where I’m at in my career at that point. Hopefully they still want me.”
The next World Baseball Classic will take place in 2026, and Team USA is looking to rebound after losing to Team Japan in the final game of the most recent tournament in 2023.
Getting Team USA back on top is a big motivation for Judge. “”It would be cool to represent your country,” Judge said. “[Team USA] made it to the finals, but they didn’t win it. So we gotta win it. We’ll see. We’ll see.
Over the last couple tournaments, there have been real star power on these international teams. In 2023, Team USA featured former MVP’s such as Mike Trout and Mookie Betts. Slotting in Aaron Judge could really take the US team to the next level.