Here’s a rundown of the six men who served this role for this Yankees ownership, how they felt when they received the honor and the advice they’d offer to Judge for his new gig.
Upon returning to the Yankees last December for the hefty, yet fair,over 10 years, Aaron Judge became the 16th captain in the storied franchise’s history — and the seventh since George Steinbrenner revived the role in 1976 following a 37-year dormancy.
“I think being named the captain meant everything to him,” Diana Munson said. “I believe it was after the 1978 championship, Thurman told Mr. Steinbrenner, ‘Listen, this is what I really want: I want a World Series trophy with my name on it as captain. It would mean everything to me.’ Mr. Steinbrenner, out of respect and love for Thurman, sent us a replica trophy. It came in a huge case, lined in velvet.
Nettles said he didn’t do much differently as captain, besides take the lineup card out to the umpires before games. The Yankees employed three managers in 1982, then Martin lasted through all of 1983 before getting relieved of his duties for the third time. Nettles, meanwhile, continued to clash with The Boss, and when manager Yogi Berra announced during spring training of 1984 that he intended to platoon Nettles with Toby Harrah at the hot corner, Nettles expressed his desire to be traded.
“A lot of the guys back then used to talk to us about what it was like to play in New York,” Randolph said. “A lot of guys were a little bit nervous. … There were a lot of guys like Ed Whitson and those kinds of cats who really struggled. So we would help with stuff like that. But I just felt like [the captaincy] was sort of an ownership of the team.”Getty Images
Their co-captaincy lasted three seasons. Randolph signed with the Dodgers in December 1988 after the Yankees essentially booted him by agreeing to terms with longtime Dodgers second baseman Steve Sax in free agency. Guidry, plagued by arm issues, pitched seven games for Triple-A Columbus in a 1989 comeback, tallying a 4.18 ERA, before he retired.
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