Girlfriend? Judge, Rizzo allied as Yankees
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Aaron Judge recalls watching Anthony Rizzo curiously observe the veteran first baseman’s detailed preparation routine and how his personality fit the Yankees during their first few weeks as teammates team club.
“This is a A great team who got traded to the New York Yankees, we’re in the middle of a playoff run,” Judge said. “Like, ‘What’s this guy going to do with himself?’ He’s been in that leadership role since day one. That’s a lot I learned from Anthony.”
Judge in this week’s webinar series for his ALL RISE Foundation Dive into his thoughts on leadership and chat with Rizzo for an hour.
appeared on NBC’s “The Tonight Show In “With Jimmy Fallon,” Judge hints that Rizzo may be the Yankees’ secret weapon to speed up contract negotiations with the Bombers, forcing Judge to stay in New York with daily calls and texts that include their adorable dachshund at the Yankees Snapshots of the team roaming the field outfield together.
The friendship between Judge Rizzo developed rapidly at 16 when Rizzo moved from As the Cubs get, they get closer in Judge’s record summer’ . This puts Rizzo in a unique position to assist Judge during his free agency period.
“Every team wants him, for granted,” Rizzo said. “I just remember talking to him about the process. There’s a little bit of a start at zero that gets a little dicey. I want to play with Aaron. Our wives Sam and Emily get on really well. Our dogs get along really well. It’s a great relationship. You give friendly advice: ‘Hey, what would make you happy? ‘”
When the judge is ready to accept as The first captain in team history, he said Rizzo’s leadership Certain aspects will come into play. Judge added that when a new face enters the room, like Rizzo in 2021 he felt obligated to make first contact.
who gets called or who we trade, I want to go out there, introduce myself and try to be a familiar face,” Judge said. “You say, ‘Hey, I’m Aaron. Nice to meet you. If you have any questions, if you need anything, come to me. We’re all on the same team. We’re all working together.'”
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