When is a Judge a Captain?
When it’s Aaron Judge, who officially re-signed with the New York Yankees and was named the latest to wear the “C” for the Pinstripes, which marks the first time since Derek Jeter retired in 2014 that a player with the franchise held that title.
That means Judge will join a group of Yankees legends to be captains — some all-time great players, others who are beloved by fans and the teammates they played with.
So let’s run through the list of who has been a Yankees captain, starting with the first in the 20th century and ending with Judge: