{"id":593472,"date":"2018-04-17T15:34:49","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T19:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=593472"},"modified":"2022-09-19T09:31:12","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T14:31:12","slug":"poster-boy-aaron-judge-talks-adidas-deal-journey-from-california-to-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/poster-boy-aaron-judge-talks-adidas-deal-journey-from-california-to-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Poster Boy \/\/ Aaron Judge Talks adidas Deal & Journey from California to New York"},"content":{"rendered":"
Fresh out of Fresno, Aaron Judge<\/strong> wowed baseball fans on the game’s biggest stage last year in his Yankees debut. The accolades were aplenty as he took home AL Rookie of the Year honors, finished second in AL MVP voting and earned his largest major endorsement deal: a partnership with adidas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n A three-sport athlete as an amateur, the newly crowned King of New York is a perfect fit for the Three Stripes in the world’s largest market. Standing at 6’7, the huge but humble hero has a larger than life game that’s a perfect fit for the Big Apple. Just the same, he has an athletic pedigree that spawns crossover interest in different categories important to the adidas Family.<\/p>\n Catching up with Judge just days after Opening Day and fresh off his new footwear deal, we discussed the cleats he’ll be wearing in the Bronx, his journey from Fresno State to the Big Leauges and the photo shoot for his legendary Costacos poster.<\/p>\n Snkrs Day: Making a name for yourself at Fresno State, you’ve seen some great baseball including the 2008 Bulldog team winning the College World Series just before you arrived. What was it like playing there?<\/strong><\/p>\n Aaron Judge:<\/strong> I just missed playing on that team — I was a couple years after that run — but I got the chance to play with a couple guys on that team. It was amazing how they banded together as a team that was picked not to be there. The only way they made it into the tournament was winning their region at the very end and they were the underdogs. They proved a lot of people wrong with the heart they had on the\u00a0field and how they played the game.<\/p>\n