April 26, 1992: Born in Linden, California.
June 6, 2013: Drafted by the Yankees in the first round of the MLB draft (No. 32 overall)
August 13, 2016: He hit his first career home run in his first MLB at-bat against Rays starter Matt Andriese and finished the day going 2-for-4.
September 14, 2016: Ruled out for the remainder of the 2016 season with an oblique injury.
April 2, 2017: He started in right field on Opening Day against the Rays after winning the job during spring training. He batted eighth and finished 1-for-4 with a double.
May 22, 2017: The Yankees inaugurate the “Judge’s Chambers” in the right field stands at Yankee Stadium against the Kansas City Royals.
July 11, 2017: Named an All-Star after hitting .329 with 30 home runs and 75 RBIs in his rookie season. He is third in batting in the American League.
September 25, 2017: He broke the record for home runs by a rookie with No. 50 against Trevor Cahill in a multiple-home run game against the Royals. He finished the season with 52.
October 3, 2017: He hit his first postseason home run off Jose Berrios in the AL Wild Card game against the Twins. Judge and his fellow Baby Bombers went on to reach the AL Championship Series, losing to the Astros in seven games.
November 16, 2017: He finished second in AL MVP voting behind Jose Altuve of the Houston Astros.
July 17, 2018: He started his second consecutive All-Star Game. He hit a home run against Max Scherzer at Nationals Park.
August 28, 2019: Hits his 100th career home run against the Mariners off Yusei Kikuchi. Third fastest player in MLB history to reach 100 home runs.
September 29, 2019: Hits his 27th and final home run of the season against Lance Lynn. He only plays 102 games due to another oblique injury (suffered against the Royals in April).
Season 2020: He hit just nine home runs in the 60-game season shortened by COVID-19. He played 28 regular-season games because of a calf injury.
July 13, 2021: Named to third career MLB All-Star Game, first since 2018. Starts in right field and bats fourth.
September 30, 2021: He hit two home runs off Robbie Ray of the Blue Jays to reach 39 home runs for the season. He posted an average of .287/.373/.544.
April 7, 2022: A judge denies a seven-year, $213.5 million contract extension from the Yankees. He is set to become a free agent after the 2022 season.
June 24, 2022: Judge, Yankees finally agree on 2022 contract to avoid arbitration hearing. Judge gets $19 million.
July 19, 2022: Named a fourth career All-Star starter after hitting .284/.364/.618 and hitting 33 home runs.
July 30, 2022: He hit his 200th career home run in his 671st game. He is the second-fastest player in MLB history to reach 200 home runs.
September 7, 2022: He hits his 55th home run of the season, breaking the Yankees’ all-time home run record for a right-handed hitter.
September 21, 2022: He hits his 60th home run of the year, tying Babe Ruth for second on the Yankees’ all-time single-season home run list.
September 28, 2022: He hits his 61st home run of the season, tying Roger Maris for first on the Yankees’ all-time single-season home run list.
October 4, 2022: He hits his 62nd home run of the season, setting a new single-season record for the Yankees and the American League.
November 17, 2022:Wins his first American League MVP award by receiving 28 of 30 first-place votes
December 7, 2022: He signed a record nine-year, $360 million contract to remain with the Yankees, the largest free agent deal in MLB history.
December 21, 2022: Named the 16th captain in team history, the last since Derek Jeter.
March 30, 2023: A home run in his first at-bat of the season against the San Francisco Giants
June 23, 2023:He makes a catch that crashes into the wall of Dodger Stadium, injures his toe and derails his season.
July 9, 2023: Named an All-Star for the fifth time in his career, he was unable to participate in the game due to injury.
July 28, 2023: He returns from a toe injury with the team in last place and 3.5 games out of a playoff spot.
October 1, 2023: The season ended and Judge missed the playoffs for the first time in his career.
June 1, 2024: Named AL Player of the Month for May with a .361/.479/.918 average with 14 home runs and 27 RBIs in 28 games.
July 1, 2024: Named AL Player of the Month for June with a .409/.514/.864 average with 11 home runs and 37 RBIs in 25 games.
August 3, 2024: He hits his 16th home run in the first inning of the season, tying Babe Ruth (1927) for the most home runs in franchise history.
August 14, 2024: He became the fastest player to reach 300 home runs, doing so in the 955th game of his career.
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