WATCH: Yankees stars Aaron Judge & Alex Verdugo impart baseball wisdom to young athletes at All RISE ProCamp
The duo of Aaron Judge and Alex Verdugo attended the ProCamp by the ALL RISE Foundation on Tuesday in New York. Judge started this foundation in April 2017 to inspire children and youth "to become responsible citizens and reach unlimited possibilities."
Each year, the foundation organizes the ALL RISE ProCamp, where Judge and other Yankees visit and instill their lessons in children aged 9–14.
Verdugo and Judge joined the camp on Tuesday and were captured playing and engaging with kids. The Yankees duo offered tips and hands-on instructions at the Aaron Judge ALL RISE Baseball ProCamp.
The foundation had its first meeting a year since its inception in April 2018. Last year, in July, the camp was organized at Fordham University, where more than 200 kids participated and learned essential skills.
The organization's current board of directors includes Aaron Judge (founder), Patty Judge (executive director/president), Linda Johnson (vice president/secretary), Carol Derksen (treasurer), Bev Pugh (treasurer), Michael O'Neill (board member), Vincent Ricchiuti (board member) and Sonia Gradin (member at large).
Patty and Wayne Judge adopted Aaron Judge when he was an infant.
Aaron Judge becomes first player to walk four times in Subway Series
The Yankees captain has become the first player in the history of the Subway Series to have walked four times in a single game. On Tuesday at Yankee Stadium, the New York Mets pitchers were too scared to give Judge anything in his arc. However, the game ended 3-2 in the Mets' favor, while Judge was left on base in all his at-bats except one.
It seems the strategy to avoid Judge and see off JD Davis worked for the crosstown rival. After the game, though, Judge said that it didn't matter much.
“I wouldn’t mind that [four-walk] day if it comes with a win,” Judge said. “It’s part of it. It’s a team game. Even if I went 4-for-4 today, we still might not win. So it’s just about, if I get a pitch to hit, I’ve got to do some damage on it.”
Mets starter Jose Quintana, who pitched five innings for one run, also spoke about the strategy they employed against Judge.
“I know how hot [Judge] is right now, and I’ll take my chances to face Davis. … I think the big challenge was to get Soto out before that and get more room to pitch to Judge," he said via MLB.com.
Contrastingly, the only time the Mets decided to challenge Judge on the plate came in the ninth after Juan Soto worked off a walk. However, lefty Jake Diekman threw a perfect 2-2 pitch that kept him frozen.
The post-All-Star week stretch has been rough for the Yankees, with them only winning two matchups in their four-game set against the Rays and then losing the first game of the Subway Series to the Mets.