{"id":16179,"date":"2025-01-01T03:32:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T03:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=16179"},"modified":"2025-01-01T03:32:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T03:32:40","slug":"aaron-judge-expecting-baby-with-wife-samantha-bracksieck-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=16179","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Judge expecting baby with wife Samantha Bracksieck: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-col px-4 pb-5 pt-4 font-secondary lg:px-0\">\n<div class=\"flex-row flex-wrap items-center text-primary\">\n<div class=\"author-link mr-2.5 flex items-center text-sm\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-row gap-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col lg:max-w-[660px]\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-video w-full max-w-full object-contain object-center px-4 lg:px-0\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Aaron-Judge-expecting-baby-with-wife-Samantha-Bracksieck-Report.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Aaron Judge Samantha Bracksieck\" \/><\/p>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">Aaron Judge\u00a0is expanding his family. The\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0captain is\u00a0reportedly expecting his first child\u00a0with his wife, Samantha Bracksieck.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aspect-video w-full\">\n<div class=\"not-prose flex aspect-video w-full items-center justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Judge and Bracksieck originally met in high school when they both attended Linden High School in California. Judge graduated from the school in 2010, and the couple attended Fresno State together. The couple never announced their engagement but Bracksieck was seen sporting a ring in 2021 and they later tied the knot in 2021 in Hawaii.<\/p>\n<div class=\"not-prose align-center\">\n<div class=\"min-w-[300px] overflow-x-hidden text-center font-secondary uppercase my-2.5 min-h-[280px] md:min-h-[250px]\">\n<div id=\"content_1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The couple has kept their relationship out of the spotlight but during a podcast interview, the six-time MLB All-Star shared how Bracksieck helped him secure his $360 million contract with the Yankees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was in California. Sam and I were headed to Hawaii to celebrate our [wedding] anniversary. We had a flight at 8 a.m., so 2 o\u2019clock in the morning, 3 o\u2019clock, we\u2019re just staying up,\u201d Judge recalled during an interview with \u201cCasa De Klub\u201d podcast in July. \u201cWe\u2019re going back and forth about\u00a0different offers from different teams. What do you want to do? And I\u2019m telling her, \u2018I want to stay in New York. I don\u2019t want to go anywhere else.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bracksieck urged Judge to call Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner to ask to extend his contract for an additional year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"not-prose flex w-full flex-col gap-4 divide-y divide-solid divide-[#58585820] bg-[#FAFAFA] px-4 pt-5\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-between\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid w-full grid-cols-1 divide-y divide-solid divide-[#58585820] md:grid-cols-2\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-row justify-between gap-2.5 py-4 md:pl-2.5\">\n<div class=\"flex gap-2.5\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col font-secondary\"><span class=\"font-semibold text-primary hover:underline\">Juan Soto gets real on \u2018forever\u2019 relationship with Aaron Judge<\/span><span class=\"hidden text-sm font-medium text-secondary md:block\"><time>2 w<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe call him and I\u2019m just kind of laying it out there, like, \u2018Hey, I don\u2019t want to go anywhere. This is where I want to be if you can just add one more year to the deal. I\u2019m set. I\u2019m not looking for anything more, I just want one more year. I want to play this game for a long time,\u2019\u201d Judge recalled.<\/p>\n<div class=\"not-prose align-center\">\n<div class=\"min-w-[300px] overflow-x-hidden text-center font-secondary uppercase my-2.5 min-h-[280px] md:min-h-[250px]\">\n<div id=\"content_2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After the phone call not only was he able to secure the deal, they offered him a nine-year contract, and was\u00a0named the 16th captain of the Yankees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was more speechless about that than hearing about a nine-year deal,\u201d the athlete admitted during the interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSam was hitting me like, \u2018You gotta be saying something!&#8217;\u201d he added with a laugh. \u201cIt was special.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aaron Judge\u00a0is expanding his family. The\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0captain is\u00a0reportedly expecting his first child\u00a0with his wife, Samantha Bracksieck. 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