Aaron Judge accused of standing up Little League World Series team from Staten Island after Yankees ‘promised players meet-and-greet in Williamsport
Did Aaron Judge stand up a youth baseball team from the South Shore of Staten Island?
Sunday’s Little League Classic in Williamsport, Pennsylvania involved a meet-and-greet for young players with MLB stars from the Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees, including the 2022 American League MVP.
Problem was, South Shore manager Bob Laterza told the Staten Island Advance, is that Judge skipped the event altogether. And later, according to Laterza, Judge ignored calls from Little Leaguers during the Yankees’ 3-2 loss to the Tigers.
‘How about turning around or wave to New York and the kids that think you’re a hero?’ Laterza told silive.com. ‘They are the ones who pay your salary.
‘They were disappointed,’ he added. ‘Maybe he’ll want to make up for it and come and see them.’
Judge was seen signing autographs for other Little Leaguers on Sunday in Williamsport, where the Little League World Series continues this week. He even posed for a photo with a member of Staten Island’s team.
As Laterza told SILive.com, his team was promised a meet-and-greet with Yankees players at their dormitory, but only struggling third baseman DJ LeMahieu (.194 average in 2024), reliever Tim Hill and a few others showed up.
Pitchers Gerrit Cole and Nestor Cortes, as well as promising young outfielder Jasson Dominguez, manager Aaron Boone and former Yankee Nick Swisher spent time with Staten Island players at Bowman Field on Sunday afternoon.
