Why isn't Aaron Judge participating in the 2025 Home Run Derby?
So: why isn't he in the 2025 Home Run Derby, set to start on Monday night at Truist Field in Atlanta?
We actually have an answer from Judge himself here, when he was asked about it earlier this season. Remember, he's been in it -- 2017 -- once and that's it. Back in June, he said to Newsday, "Nope. Same answer. Only if I'm talking about it here."
"Here" would be New York. As in, if the Derby is at Yankee Stadium, he'd do it. But otherwise, he's happy not to mess with what's working and staying fresh for the regular season and a pursuit of a ring.
So while we won't see Judge in this year's Derby, we can take a moment to relive the 2017 event that he won:
There you have it. No Judge, but plenty of other great names are in this year.
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