Aaron Judges Hall of Fame resume could add a surprising accolade

Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees.Aaron Judge might just add a new trophy to his award case.And no, it’s not another MVP or Silver Slugger. After moving back to his original position, the Yankees star is among the top right fielders in the American League nearly halfway through the 2025 season, setting him up for a shot to win the first Gold Glove of his illustrious big league career.Through Wednesday’s play, Judge led all American League right fielders with at least 200 innings played at the position with a plus-4 Fielding Run Value, according to MLB’s Statcast, suggesting he’s much more comfortable manning the green grass in front of the Bleacher Creatures.In terms of Outs Above Average, Judge at plus-2 trails only the Red Sox’s Wilyer Abreu and the Astros’ Cam Smith, who are both plus-3.On Monday night against the Angels, Judge showed off his outfield prowess with perhaps his most impressive play of the season.In the top of the fifth inning of a scoreless game, Logan O’Hoppe hit a slicing fly ball to the right field corner of Yankee Stadium. Like a wide receiver on a fade route, Judge sprinted toward the foul pole, covering 100 feet of outfield grass to make the running catch just in front of the right field wall. The play was Judge’s first “five-star” catch since 2021, per Statcast, and had a catch probability of just 20 percent. He’s also in the Gold Glove conversation thanks to one of the best outfield arms in the league. Judge has prevented two extra runs from baserunners, which is the third-most among all AL outfielders, behind only the Guardians’ Steven Kwan and Nolan Jones. With a cannon for an arm, runners have been more hesitant to run on Judge than any other outfielder in the league, according to Statcast, meaning opponents are holding tight rather than attempting to take an extra base more often than not when the ba...