Twitter is fighting about whether Aaron Judge is now the 'Face of Baseball'

Is Yankees rookie Aaron Judge already the Face of Major League Baseball?
Twitter is fighting about whether Aaron Judge is now the 'Face of Baseball'
Twitter is fighting about whether Aaron Judge is now the 'Face of Baseball' /

Social media can be so exhausting. Take the case of Aaron Judge. The Yankees rookie is having an outstanding rookie season: .329 batting average (third in the AL), 30 home runs (first in MLB), 66 RBIs (second in the AL), 75 runs scored second in MLB).

However, Monday night, in front of a big audience, Judge hit a bunch of long home runs off of a batting practice pitcher in a non-game setting and many people delcared him, "The Face of Baseball." 

After this happened, the "let's pump the brakes" crowd came in hot, especially the Mike Trout fans.

So, let's settle this debate once and for all.


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Jimmy Traina
JIMMY TRAINA

Jimmy Traina is a staff writer and podcast host for Sports Illustrated. A 20-year veteran in the industry, he’s been covering the sports media landscape for seven years and writes a daily column, Traina Thoughts. Traina has hosted the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast since 2018, a show known for interviews with some of the most important and powerful people in sports media. He also was the creator and writer of SI’s Hot Clicks feature from 2007 to '13.