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ULTIMATE JUDGE OF TALENT

TRACY RINGOLSBY

@TRACYRINGOLSBY

When Aaron Judge came out of high school, he was a big-time college recruit as a tight end. The list of schools that offered him a full ride in football included UCLA, Stanford and Notre Dame.

He wasn’t interested.

There were more than a couple of schools that came calling, hoping to entice the 6-foot-7 Judge into playing college basketball. And while he averaged 18.2 points per game for Linden (Calif.) High, he declined.

The recruiters may have thought

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