"Need a 474-ft home run" - Aaron Judge receives bold request from fan during Yankees' Little League World Series visit

Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees will be going for a series win on Sunday at the Little League Classic. Ahead of that matchup, he met with teams from Venezuela and Las Vegas at the Little League World Series. A young fan had a bold but not impossible request for Judge: to hit a monster home run.

The young player said:

"I'm going to need a 474-foot home run."

Judge responded:

"474? Oh boy. Yeah, no big deal... I think so, I think so. I can reach it."

Judge has had his fair share of towering shots during his MLB career, but few players can blast a home run 474 feet. He once went 513 feet in the Home Run Derby, but the Yankees star does have three career home runs that traveled at least the requested distance of 474 feet.

He hit one 496 feet against the Baltimore Orioles in 2017. He added a 495-foot home run and a 487-foot blast later that year against the Toronto Blue Jays. In 2024, Judge went 473 feet in May, so he'll need to up the distance on Sunday.

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Aaron Judge gives advice to Little Leaguers

Aaron Judge was once a young baseball player like the kids he interacted with this weekend. He knows they all have dreams of playing in the best league in the world, and some of them might achieve them. Many current MLB players were once in Little League.

Aaron Judge offered up some advice for players (Imagn)

Judge had some advice for the young players. The slugger said, via MLB.com:

“Honestly, just have fun and keep working. Enjoy these moments, they’re going to go by quick. It feels like just yesterday I was back there playing Little League, but that’s over 20 years ago.

"Soak up every moment, hang out with your friends and keep working hard. You might be in the Little League World Series now, but you might be in the World Series in 20 years, who knows?”

The Yankees, led by Judge, will go for a series win against the Detroit Tigers tonight.