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Aaron Judge is passing on the Home Run Derby again despite the new $1M winner’s prize

You can forgot about Aaron Judge participating in the Home Run Derby anytime soon. Last week Judge told Ken Davidoff and Anthony Rieber he is done with the event despite the new $1M winner’s prize. “The only thing that will make me want to participate would be if the All-Star Game would ever be in New York City again,” he said.

“Maybe if the All-Star break was a week long and I actually had a break, I would be more enticed to do it. But the money doesn’t change it,” Judge added. “It affected me because I hurt my shoulder.