Yankees' Aaron Judge three-peats as MLB's top-selling jersey for the year
Aaron Judge reacts as he runs home on his solo home run against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium on Sept. 22, 2019. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Aaron Judge has three-peated as Major League Baseball’s most popular replica jersey subject, MLB and the players’ association announced on Friday.
Judge defended his jersey championship, based on sales on MLBShop.com since Opening Day, despite Bryce Harper’s free-agent move to the Phillies – he finished second – and the rise of another young New York slugger across town.
The Mets’ Pete Alonso, who entering Friday’s game trailed Judge’s all-time rookie home run record of 52 by one, ranked 14th in jersey sales.
The only other Met or Yankee in the top 20 was Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom at No. 19.
The good news about the list for MLB is that for the first time, the top nine players are under 30, boding well for the sport’s near future of stars.
The list:
1. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
2. Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies
3. Cody Bellinger, Los Angeles Dodgers
4. Javier Báez, Chicago Cubs
5. Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers
6. Ronald Acuña Jr., Atlanta Braves
7. Mookie Betts, Boston Red Sox
8. Jose Altuve, Houston Astros
9. Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels
10. Anthony Rizzo, Chicago Cubs
11. Yadier Molina, St. Louis Cardinals
12. Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers
13. Alex Bregman, Houston Astros
14. Pete Alonso, New York Mets
15. Freddie Freeman, Atlanta Braves
16. Kris Bryant, Chicago Cubs
17. Francisco Lindor, Cleveland Indians
18. Paul Goldschmidt, St. Louis Cardinals
19. Jacob DeGrom, New York Mets
20. George Springer, Houston Astros
Neil Best first worked at Newsday in 1982, returned in 1985 after a detour to Alaska and has been here since, specializing in high schools, college basketball, the NFL and most recently sports media and business.
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