A biography for Aaron Judgehasn’t been written yet.
“Once it gets to two strikes, it's time to battle, put something in play, and try to get the job done.”
“If I'm making consistent contact, even if they're outs or right at somebody, if I'm just making consistent contact, I'm happy.”
“Fighting for a job - that's been my mindset every Spring Training.”
“For me, all my negative thoughts that I have about, 'How did you miss that pitch? Why did you miss that pitch? You shouldn't have missed that pitch.' I just kind of sit there and kind of crush it up, and once I'm done doing that... I just kind of toss it aside.”
“The biggest thing is, you don't hit the good sliders; you just hit the mistakes. That's what my thing has always been: Just keep hunting mistakes.”
“When you come to a game, it's supposed to be fun for the players and the fans.”
“Even though it feels like you are so far away from the big leagues, my love for the game kept me motivated to get through the hard times in the minors.”
“To a certain extent, I enjoy failure. It's part of the game. There's always room to grow; there's room to improve.”
“There should always be competition. You should never feel comfortable, no matter where you are at. If you are a 10-year veteran, you should not feel comfortable. For me, that kind of just drives me, that kind of unknown of what is going to happen. The unknown is kind of what drives me.”
“This is a crazy game we play. You're going to have those times you can't get out, and those times where you can do everything right, and the ball does not fall.”
“You're always still trying to win a job. That's everyone's mindset: come in here and fight for your job, win a job.”
“That's what it's all about - postseason baseball.”
“44 is a number I really like.”
“Usually when you get on the sweet spot of the bat, you don't really feel it.”
“I think it was like, 'I don't look like you, Mom. I don't look like you, Dad. Like, what's going on here?' They just kind of told me I was adopted. I was like, 'OK, that's fine with me.'”
“You have to earn your job every day.”
“The ups and downs, that's baseball life. That's what I live for, play for.”
“The biggest thing for me is I want to be consistent.”
“I needed to go to college. I needed to mature.”
“The big thing is, it's about learning which off-speed pitches to swing at. A lot of people say, 'Oh, this guy can't hit a curveball; this guy can't hit an off-speed pitch.' But it's about swinging at the right one. Swing at the hangers. Swing at the ones you can handle.”