Nobody has been named Yankee captain since Derek Jeter hung up his cleats after the 2014 season.
The obvious candidate for an eventual successor was looking on from the Yankee dugout when Jeter was honored on Friday night for his Hall of Fame induction. Aaron Judge, who logged another two hits in an MVP-caliber season, seems like a good bet to be a team captain if he returns to New York this offseason.
Does Jeter think Judge is a worthy successor?
“I’ve got to know Aaron a little bit over the last, I’d say, three months,” Jeter said. “I don’t know him well, and I think to be fair to answer that question, I feel you find that out by talking to his teammates.
“I watch from afar. He’s a very impressive individual. Just talking to him, he’s impressive. I think to get a fair assessment of that, you just talk to his teammates.”
Teammates have had nothing but rave reviews about Judge, and Jeter has heard that as well, so it’s safe to say Jeter believes the Yankee slugger is a good choice to take on the illustrious label.
“Everyone speaks glowingly of him,” Jeter said. “So I think that answers your question.”
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