'I'm Aaron, pleased to meet you': Yankees star Judge bids to raise baseball's global profile

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As the New York Yankees' brightest star and one of the faces of Major League Baseball, Aaron Judge is used to attention and adoration wherever he goes in the United States. Soccer-obsessed England has never shown much interest in baseball, which is why MLB chiefs have brought the sport to the UK for the first time in a bid to raise awareness and potentially tap into a lucrative market exploited by the NFL over the last decade. Judge, who stands out from any crowd at a towering 6ft 7ins, broke the record for home runs by a rookie in a single season in 2017 and has gone on to become one of baseball's best and most popular players.

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