Yankees News: Aaron Judge Launches All Rise Foundation Youth Charity

New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge over the weekend launched his All Rise Foundation, a youth charity.

Judge has already held one event sponsored by the charity, the Aaron Judge All Rise Foundation Baseball ProCamp for Little Leaguers in November, according to Joe Goldeen of RecordNet.com:

"The four-hour camp at Judge's alma mater, Linden High School, provided young players between 9 and 14 exposure to the fundamentals of good baseball as taught by Judge and a staff of volunteer coaches from area prep and college baseball programs, including University of the Pacific softball coaches and players. And it was free to all the participants."

His mother, Patty Judge, spoke about the Yankees star's hopes for that camp and the charity going forward:

"It's important to him that young people make good decisions and handle themselves responsibly to become contributing citizens. Beyond that, it's also important that they think about their unlimited possibilities.

"You can accomplish anything that you put your mind to. It might not be sports. It's whatever profession you choose, whatever path in life you want to go on. Seize the moment, live the dream.

"So that's what he wants to encourage the kids to do."

Judge, 26, has emerged as one of the game's most feared sluggers, hitting .278 in 2018 with 27 homers, 67 RBI and 77 runs in 112 games. Injuries limited his output after Judge burst onto the scene in 2017, blasting 52 home runs and tallying 114 RBI while winning the American League Rookie of the Year Award.

Under Judge, the Yankees have reached the postseason the past two years, and in 2018 he paired with Giancarlo Stanton to give the team one of the most feared power-hitting duos in baseball. They will look to replicate that success in 2019 and bring a title back to the Bronx Bombers.