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Walk in the Park: Judge becomes 1st rookie since 1953 with 100 BBs

Joe Nicholson / USA TODAY Sports

Aaron Judge has garnered headlines for his powerful swings and his regular misses. Often lost in the shuffle, however, may be his penchant for patience.

On Monday, Judge became the first rookie since Jim Gilliam in 1953 to be issued 100 walks in a season, according to ESPN.

The New York Yankees behemoth was issued a trio of free passes Monday afternoon against the Baltimore Orioles, upping his season total to 102. In fact, only Joey Votto and Mike Trout have walked more frequently than Judge, who has done so 17.7 percent of the time this season. While much is made about Judge's strikeout rate, he has more than made up for it by drawing walks.

Since 1913, according to Baseball-Reference's play index, only five rookies have recorded 100 or more walks. Ted Williams recorded the most in 1939, receiving 107 walks as a 20-year-old.

Judge should easily surpass that number before season's end if he keeps up the pace.

Overall, despite some recent struggles, Judge has put together an incredible first pro campaign batting .275/.410/.572 with 38 home runs, 85 RBIs, 101 runs scored, and now, 102 walks.

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