Yankees' Aaron Judge Will Skip 2025 Home Run Derby: 'Only if I'm Talking About It Here' in New York

Yankees' Aaron Judge will skip 2025 Home Run Derby: 'Only if I'm talking about it here' in New York

Judge won the 2017 Home Run Derby and has skipped it every year since

Aaron Judge has a two-word answer when asked about his 2025 Home Run Derby participation

It's another year, and again, Aaron Judge has refused to participate in the Home Run Derby contest during this year's All-Star festivities.

Yankees' Aaron Judge reiterates that he won't compete in HR Derby until All-Star Game returns to the Stadium

His answer again was a hard "no," just as it has been every year since 2018, the year after Aaron Judge won the event his rookie year in 2017 in Miami. "Nope," Judge told Newsday with a smile. "Same answer."

Aaron Judge commits to skipping Home Run Derby once again

The Home Run Derby may not be in the same amount of peril as the Slam Dunk Contest in terms of superstars refusing to compete. But it will once again be without the biggest slugger in the game this year in New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge. Judge famously hit 62 home runs in 2022 and also smashed 58 dingers last year as part of his American League MVP campaign. This season he’s already hit 21 home runs through 61 games as the most popular a…

Aaron Judge Sticks To Derby Boycott—It's Yankees-First Stance

All-Star voting begins for 2025, but don’t expect Aaron Judge in the Home Run Derby. The Yankees captain maintains his familiar stance against participating in baseball’s midsummer power showcase. Judge ranks third among MLB home run leaders entering June. His answer about Derby participation remains unchanged from previous years. When reporters pressed him this week about the 2025 event, his response was brief. “Same answer,” he told Newsday’s…

Yankees’ Aaron Judge shuts down 2025 Home Run Derby talk with clear message about his future

As anticipation builds for the 2025 Home Run Derby in Atlanta, New York Yankees star Aaron Judge offered a firm response about his potential participation—one that’s making headlines across the league.