Yankees' Aaron Judge Wins 2023 Roberto Clemente Award Honoring Community Involvement

While it wasn't the best year on the field for the New York Yankees, Aaron Judge continued to be one of the best players in the game, both on and off the field.

And on Monday, the Yankees' captain was named the recipient of this year's Roberto Clemente Award, given out annually to an MLB player who best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual's contribution to his team.

Already an AL MVP, Judge now receives what has been considered as the most prestigious award in all of baseball.

In addition to all his on-field accolades over the years, Judge has also been doing great work in the community through his ALL RISE foundation, which works to serve youth in San Joaquin County and Fresno County in California and the Bronx in New York.

The foundation "inspires children and youth to become responsible citizens by engaging and encouraging them to reach unlimited possibilities."

Since it's beginning in 2018, Judge and ALL RISE has supported more than 2,000 youth in San Joaquin County, Fresno County and the Bronx. Most recently, the foundation gave funding and support to Bridge2College and NYC Autism Charter Schools through its mini-grant program.

That program has served 26 community-based organizations, public and private agencies and faith-based organizations.

ALL RISE has contributed to so many different sectors of young people's lives over the past several years, only endearing Judge more to the baseball community.

The 2022 AL MVP, Judge had a strong 2023 campaign despite being sidelined with a toe injury for a decent chunk of the year. He hit .267 with 37 homers and 75 RBI in 106 games.