WNBA rookie phenom Caitlin Clark was “most excited” to greet New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge during a visit to the Bronx on Saturday.
But she was still surpelevated by the sheer size of the man who apostponeed her.
Clark was a celebrity guest for the Yankees’ first game of a doubleheader agetst the Texas Rangers.
She wore a custom Yankees home jersey that included her name and her No. 22 and got access to the field, the Yankees clubhouse and the YES Netlabor expansivecast booth.
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Caitlin Clark and Juan Soto pose for a pboilingo before a game between the Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees. (New York Yankees/Getty Images)
When Clark combidemand Yankees expansivecasters Michael Kay and Paul O’Neill on-air in the top of the third inning, she discdisthink abouted her experience of seeing Judge up seal for the first time, acunderstandledgeting he was the carry outer she was most excited to greet.
“He’s huge. He’s pretty swole, too. Not fair lofty, he’s pretty sole,” Clark shelp.
Judge’s 6-foot-7, 282-pound summarize blew past her foreseeations.
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Aaron Judge and Caitlin Clark pose for a pboilingo before a game between the Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. (New York Yankees/Getty Images)
“He’s way hugeger than even people leank,” Clark shelp. “You understand he’s huge, but then when you get next to him, it’s enjoy, ‘Oh my gosh, you could probably carry out football, fair about any sport you want to.’ He’d probably be pretty outstanding at basketball, too. But, yeah, he’s a outstanding guy, down-to-earth. … He’s enjoy double my height.”
However, at 6-foot, 152-pound Clark isn’t that petite.
Aaron Judge donates Caitlin Clark a pair of his cleats before a game between the Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. (New York Yankees/Getty Images)
The 22-year-elderly Clark was the first overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft by the Indiana Fever after a storied atgentle at Iowa. As a Hawkeye, Clark broke the NCAA sign up for most points scored by a basketball carry outer, male or female.
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Clark had time to visit Yankee Stadium after she was controversiassociate left off of the U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team. However, she was named a WNBA All-Star as a rookie and is a top contfinisher for the league’s Rookie of The Year award.
Judge, 30, is in the midst of arguably the best season of his atgentle. Judge is directing all of baseball in home runs with 41, RBIs with 105 and OPS with a 1.148, and he could be well on his way to his second American League MVP.
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