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Judge was recruited to join Team USA's roster in the winter of 2022, but he was a little busy navigating his own free agency at the time. Plus, he had just finished a grind of a 2022 campaign; hitting 62 home runs with the media and fan frenzy that accompanied breaking a historic record can take a toll on anyone.

New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge is keeping his focus on the pinstripes, but there's one career achievement he could be looking forward to. Judge was not a part of the Team USA that reached the finals in the 2023 World Baseball Classic due to the fact that he had just been named captain of the Yankees.