From the field to fatherhood!
New York Yankees star Aaron Judge’s wife, Samantha Bracksieck, has given birth to the couple’s first child, a baby girl.
Judge shared a black-and-white photo of the little one’s feet via Instagram on Wednesday.
“1/27/25 Nora Rose Judge 🌸 What an incredible week it’s been, can’t wait for the memories the three of us make,” he captioned the sweet picture.
Page Six exclusively reported on Dec. 26 that the 31-year-old was pregnant and expecting a daughter.
She and the MLB player, 32, have known each other since they were teenagers at Linden High School in California.
The duo subsequently attended California State University, Fresno together, where Bracksieck studied kinesiology.
She first appeared on Judge’s Instagram account when they ran a Thanksgiving Day 5K in November 2014.
They have been photographed at public events together over the years, from NBA games to the US Open.
While the athlete and Bracksieck did not publicize their engagement, they walked down the aisle in December 2021 in Maui, Hawaii.
Judge called his wife “calm as a cucumber” when he spoke to The Post about tying a home run record in September 2022.
Three months later, he signed a nine-year, $360 million contract with the team and was named its captain.
The outfielder credited his spouse with helping reach the decision.
“Sam and I were headed to Hawaii to celebrate our anniversary,” he explained to “Casa De Klub” podcast listeners in July. “So 2 o’clock in the morning, 3 o’clock, we’re just staying up … we’re going back and forth about different offers from different teams.
“The conversations with New York really weren’t going anywhere. She was like, ‘Call Hal [Steinbrenner]. Just call him up. Tell him how you’re feeling. Tell him what you think,’” Judge continued.
As for Bracksieck’s reaction to the deal that ensued, the slugger recalled, “[She] was hitting me like, ‘You gotta be saying something!’ It was special.”
