Aaron Judge has always looked like Superman in his uniform but now he is Captain America ... or better yet the Captain of the American team.
Team USA's manager Mark DeRosa announced yesterday that Judge was chosen to lead Team USA as their captain in next year’s World Baseball Classic.
DeRosa said that it was great to watch Mike Trout lead this team last time and especially liked the image of him running out with the flag onto the field but decided on Judge because it was his time. Trout agreed and told DeRosa and Judge he agreed.
Judge did not participate in the last WBC because he was a free agent that off season and was just resigned by the Yankees. That was the same off season he was named captain of the Yankees.
“It wasn’t the best, sitting at home watching Team USA battle,” Judge on MLB Network “I wanted to be there, it was kind of in the middle of free agency.”
DeRosa and Judge added that they will be recruiting players to be a part of the team, but DeRosa was quick to point out that he will "slow play the selections" and feels that team USA could field "five teams of hitters, but pitching will be tougher to get."