Why Aaron Judge doesn't wear a 'C' on his jersey as Yankees captain
It's part of the tradition.
Why Aaron Judge doesn't wear a 'C' on his jersey as Yankees captain originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Aaron Judge is one of the greatest players in New York Yankees history.
A few seasons ago, that earned him captain honors for the Yanks. But what it didn't earn him was a 'C' patched onto his jersey. There's a reason for that.
MORE: Mike Trout, Tiger Woods, and Superman without his cape Why doesn't Aaron Judge have a captain 'C'? Judge doesn't wear a 'C' on his jersey because no Yankees captain ever has. It dates all the way back to some of the earliest captains, and so Judge has continued it.
The likes of Lou Gehrig, Thurman Munson and Derek Jeter didn't wear a 'C'. Neither does Judge. MORE: Mets, Marlins risk Moneyball Ron Washington mistake List of Yankees captains Judge is the 16th captain in Yankees history.