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Judge reflects on taste of Majors, eyes ’17 spot
- Updated: October 1, 2016
NEW YORK — Aaron Judge started his Yankees career in memorable fashion, hitting a tape-measure home run in his first Major League plate appearance, but the touted prospect recognizes that he will need to do more to earn a place in the starting lineup next year.
The Yankees’ No. 4 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, Judge is ending the season on the disabled list with a Grade 2 right oblique strain. He showed promise in 27 games, slugging four homers — including that Aug. 13 blast off the Rays’ Matt Andriese — but will wrap his first big league experience batting just .179 (15-for-84).
“It’s the same thing as last year; I got a little taste of Triple-A and got used to it, and same thing here,” Judge said. “I got a couple games up here and saw what it’s like. It’ll help me prepare coming in here, not in the unknown. I’ll know what’s going on, how the league is and just kind of be prepared.”
Judge, 23, could be the starting right fielder in an outfield alignment that also includes Brett Gardner and Jacoby Ellsbury, both of whom are under contract for …
