From the time he was a child, Aaron Judge knew he wanted to start a charity.
“I saw a lot of my favorite athletes always giving back to their communities or having their own foundations,” he says, ticking off a list of global superstars: Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Derek Jeter. “I always thought that was pretty cool.”
After finishing his second full season with the Yankees, Judge launched the All Rise Foundation in January. It’s a way for New York's superstar slugger to reach the group he cares about the most: kids.
“That was the first thing that came to mind,” he says.