From the field to fatherhood!
New York Yankees star Aaron Judgeâs wife, Samantha Bracksieck, has given birth to the coupleâs first child, a baby girl.
Judge shared a black-and-white photo of the little oneâs feet via Instagram Wednesday.
â1/27/25 Nora Rose Judge đž What an incredible week itâs been, canât wait for the memories the three of us make,â he captioned the sweet picture.
Page Six exclusively reported on Dec. 26 that the 31-year-old was pregnant and expecting a daughter.
She and the MLB player, 32, have known each other since they were teenagers at Linden High School in California.
The duo subsequently attended California State University, Fresno together, where Bracksieck studied kinesiology.
She first appeared on Judgeâs Instagram account when they ran a Thanksgiving Day 5K in November 2014.
They have been photographed at public events together over the years, from NBA games to the US Open.
While the athlete and Bracksieck did not publicize their engagement, they walked down the aisle in December 2021 in Maui, Hawaii.
Judge called his wife âcalm as a cucumberâ when he spoke to The Post about tying a home run record in September 2022.
Three months later, he signed a nine-year, $360 million contract with the team and was named its captain.
The outfielder credited his spouse with helping reach the decision.
âSam and I were headed to Hawaii to celebrate our anniversary,â he explained to âCasa De Klubâ podcast listeners in July. âSo 2 oâclock in the morning, 3 oâclock, weâre just staying up ⊠weâre going back and forth about different offers from different teams.
âThe conversations with New York really werenât going anywhere. She was like, âCall Hal [Steinbrenner]. Just call him up. Tell him how youâre feeling. Tell him what you think,ââ Judge continued.
As for Bracksieckâs reaction to the deal that ensued, the slugger recalled, â[She] was hitting me like, âYou gotta be saying something!â It was special.â
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