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Stronger Together
Being a teammate has always meant you don’t want to let anyone down. I remember this time in little league when I was having trouble swinging at curveballs, I would see them come into my hitting zone but just couldn't pull the trigger! So I worked with my dad and coaches for hours on hitting curveballs and getting comfortable with it. Finally in our next game I came up with the bases loaded and our team down 2. The game was on the line and I really wanted to come through. The first pitch was a fastball that I fouled right back behind me, 0-1. Next pitch was a curveball and I was frozen, I couldn't get the bat off my shoulder, 0-2. I stepped out of the box and remembered what I had worked on and told myself I got this, I’m ready. Next pitch was a curveball and I hit it over the fence to give our team the lead. Besides learning to hit a curveball, I also learned that hard work not only pays off but helps everyone on the team.
But I didn’t do this alone. I had coaches and teammates and of course my dad who spent hours helping me. With the Yankees, my teammates are constantly demonstrating those same lessons. We work hard together so that if one of us can’t get the job done, there is another just behind us who can. When something is important to one of us, we are making it important to all of us. We all are better when we work together.
The Aaron Judge ALL RISE Foundation is another team I am proud to be a part of. We are creating programs to help kids learn that with a little hard work the possibilities are endless. We have a deep bench, including our family of affiliates on whom we can call. With their help, we can inspire kids to become young leaders for tomorrow.
Aaron
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