Judge rules Yankees business after record-breaking season

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The New York Yankees hope to harness Aaron Judge's cult of celebrity to their advantage as the new season kicks off on Thursday following a record-breaking performance last year from the American League MVP.

Judge smashed his 62nd home run in October, vaulting himself into the pantheon of Yankees greats as he broke Roger Maris' American League single-season record that had remained untouched since 1961.

The Yankees became the top-selling team on the ticket sales platform StubHub between Aug. 1 and Oct. 4, beating the second most popular team - the St. Louis Cardinals - by a whopping 20%, with per-game sales more than 300% higher than the league average. "Even though they are the New York Yankees, still it certainly helps when you have such an exciting season with a home run chase going on, you know, full sellout there down the stretch and then heading into the off season - it certainly will help their business."

The 6-foot-7-inch Adonis of New York sent cheers of celebration ricocheting through the Bronx in December when he agreed to wear the pinstripes again, signing a nine-year deal and ending weeks of excruciating speculation over his future.

 

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