{"id":28971,"date":"2025-01-26T19:05:24","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T19:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=28971"},"modified":"2025-01-26T19:05:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T19:05:24","slug":"breaking-yankees-captain-aaron-judge-reveals-happy-reason-he-missed-award-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=28971","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Yankees Captain Aaron Judge Reveals Happy Reason He Missed Award Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ac_97220862\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/ybmedia\/image\/upload\/c_crop,h_675,w_1200,x_0,y_36\/c_fill,f_auto,h_900,q_auto,w_1600\/v1\/m\/e\/6\/e6be62cd3c68b2285e78aace0b4971210fd37c36\/aaron-judge.jpg\" alt=\"Yankees Captain Aaron Judge Reveals Happy Reason He Missed Award Ceremony\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge skipped the BBWAA awards dinner Jan. 25, but he had a good excuse. He also had a really good stand-in. Judge could not make the trip to New York City for the ceremony because he and his wife are expecting their first child &#8220;any day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Judge sent actor, comedian and Bronx native Tracy Morgan to stand in for him and collect the trophy for his 2024 American League MVP award.<\/p>\n<p>Judge, who also won the AL MVP in 2022, also sent a video with his apologies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_97220864\">\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m truly humbled to be accepting the 2024 MVP award. I want to start by apologizing for missing the award there this evening. However, my wife, Samantha, and I are expecting our first child any day, and unfortunately, could not make it. With that being said, I&#8217;m grateful for the understanding and support of the Baseball Writers&#8217; Association and all of you attending tonight,&#8221; Judge said. &#8220;I want to thank God for surrounding me with you amazing people who have supported me every step of the way to my coaches, teammates, trainers, and the entire Yankees organization. I&#8217;m honored to share this award with each and every one of you. Your support, encouragement and hard work. That meant the world to me. Through spring training, 162-game seasons and the postseason, you experience incredible highs and lows together. And I&#8217;m honored that I was able to be surrounded by all of you in the process.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To my family, I love you all so much. You continue to motivate and push me to be my best day in and day out,&#8221; Judge continued. &#8220;And to the fans, your energy and passion fuel me every day. Your support is always driving me to be the best version of myself. And it&#8217;s a privilege to be representing the greatest city in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Judge revealed earlier in January that he and his wife were expecting a baby girl.<\/p>\n<p>Morgan, who starred on Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock, grew up two blocks from Yankee Stadium and worked there as a souvenir salesman.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I loved working at Yankee Stadium,&#8221; Morgan said. &#8220;I loved the game and I loved it when I got to meet players like Mickey Rivers\u2026..I thought that life would not get better than this when I met them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And then I became a star and yeah, life became better,&#8221; Morgan said to big laughs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge skipped the BBWAA awards dinner Jan. 25, but he had a good excuse. He also had a really good stand-in. 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