Judge won his second MVP in 2024 unanimously, leading MLB in home runs as the Yankees made their first World Series appearance in 15 years.

[9] Various colleges recruited Judge to play tight end in football, including Notre Dame, Stanford, and UCLA, but he preferred baseball.

[38] Judge's debut season, in which he batted .179/.263/.345 and struck out 42 times in 84 at-bats (95 plate appearances), ended prematurely when he was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a grade two right oblique strain on September 13, 2016, against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

[43] Judge ended the month of April with 10 home runs, tying the rookie record set by José Abreu and Trevor Story.

[51] On June 10, Judge hit a home run that had an exit velocity of 121.1 miles per hour (194.9 km/h), again setting a new record for the hardest measured by Statcast.

His performance in June also earned him his third consecutive AL Rookie of the Month award, the longest streak since Mike Trout won four in a row in 2012.

[63] On August 16, Judge hit a 457-foot (139 m) home run at Citi Field that reached the third deck; he also broke a record for position players by striking out in a 33rd consecutive game.

[68] He joined Babe Ruth (1920), Lou Gehrig (1927), Joe DiMaggio (1937) and Mickey Mantle (1956) as the only Yankees to hit 40 home runs in a season at age 25 or younger.

[83] On November 21, it was revealed that Judge had undergone arthroscopic surgery in his left shoulder for a cartilage cleanup, an injury dating back to April of that year.

At 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m) tall and weighing 282 pounds (128 kg), he became the tallest and heaviest player in baseball history to play the position.

[89] On July 26, Judge was hit by a 93 mph fastball by Kansas City Royals pitcher Jakob Junis on his right wrist and left the game in the fourth inning.

[103] Judge began the COVID-19 pandemic-delayed 60-game regular season with five consecutive games with a home run (6 during the span), launching a 419-feet, 108 mph three-run shot off of Boston Red Sox pitcher Matt Hall.

[126] Judge hit his first career walk-off home run off Toronto Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano on May 10 at Yankee Stadium.

[126] Judge hit his second career walk-off home run on June 26 against the Houston Astros, sending Seth Martinez into the visiting bullpen.

[126] On July 30, Judge became the second-fastest player in history to hit his 200th career home run (behind Ryan Howard), launching a two-run shot off of Jon Heasley of the Kansas City Royals.

[136] Judge hit his 55th home run during the first game of a doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins on September 7 off rookie starting pitcher Louie Varland.

He became the fourth player in MLB history to hit 55-plus home runs and steal 15-plus bases in a single season, joining Babe Ruth (1921), Sammy Sosa (1998), and Ken Griffey Jr. (1997–98) on the all-time list.

[150][151] On December 30, 2022, Judge was voted The Associated Press (AP) "Male Athlete of the Year" by a panel of 40 sports writers and editors from news outlets throughout the United States.

On the same day, in his first at bat, Judge hit his first home run of 2023, depositing a long ball into Monument Park off San Francisco Giants ace Logan Webb.

[165] Judge spent his first stint for the season on the 10-day injured list after a mild hip strain suffered while sliding into base playing against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field on April 26.

[169] On June 3, Judge crashed through a closed gate in the outfield wall at Dodger Stadium while taking a spectacular fly out off JD Martinez, causing a sprain to his toe and leading to him missing 42 games, with the Yankees going 19–23 in his absence.

[170] Despite the injury, Judge was elected to the 2023 Major League Baseball All Star Game, but was unable to take his place, and he was replaced in the lineup by the Texas Rangers' Adolis Garcia.

The Award acknowledged his exemplary character and charity work promoting responsible youth and civic citizenship in New York and California through his ALL RISE foundation.

[185][186] By late April, Judge appeared more comfortable and improved his performance at the plate, collecting eight hits and three home runs along with six walks in the final week of the month.

[198] On August 14, batting against Chad Kuhl of the Chicago White Sox, Judge hit his 300th career home run in the Yankees' 10–2 victory.

[229] Due to his large size and strength, he has elicited comparisons to teammate Giancarlo Stanton, as well as former MLB players Richie Sexson,[230] Dave Winfield, and Willie Stargell.

[232] During his 2017 rookie season, it was reported that Judge kept a note on his phone that read ".179", his batting average with the Yankees in 2016, and looked at it daily as a source of motivation.

"[235] In January 2024, the foundation hosted an "All-Star Evening" gala on Wall Street, raising nearly $800,000 for various youth programs in New York City.

[242] For the 2023 season, Legends Hospitality, the concessions company at Yankee Stadium, announced "The 99 Burger", a California-inspired food item named after Judge's uniform number.

[244] On May 15, 2017, he appeared on an episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon where he posed undercover in Bryant Park to ask Yankee fans questions about himself.