NEW YORK — Aaron Judge is the Yankee Greeter.
A favorite to win AL Rookie of the Year and a contender for the league’s Most Valuable Player Award, Judge jogs toward the dugout at the end of every defensive inning, but he stops short of the steps.
Instead of descending, he waits. And waits. And waits.
All his teammates pass before the rookie returns to the bench.
“Just let the other guys go first,” he said. “I wanted to say something to them.”
In a tradition-filled sport that honors unwritten codes and enforces eons-old etiquette, rookies still lug ball bags and fetch coffee for veterans.