Hint: #1 Following the sixth season of his Hall of Fame career, he married a famous tennis star.

Hint: #2 After his playing days he served as general manager of the San Diego Padres.

Wednesday’s question answered:

Q. Which Rookie of the Year who grew up in Northern California and won two MVPs in the majors, winning the ROY and the 2^nd MVP unanimously?

Hint: #1 Even with that success he considered changing teams and changing leagues when the time came.

Hint: #2 His favorite pastime away from baseball is building things with Lego bricks.

A. AARON JUDGE [B-R Bio]

– Ans. Judge was born & raised in the Fresno area, California’s 4^th-largest city. He was ROY in 2017, MVPs in 2022 & 2024.

– #1 When his contract expired, he gave consideration to signing w/SFG, the team he had followed growing up.

– #2 He has admitted that one of his favorite off-field activities is building intricate LEGO sets.  His creations include complex Star Wars-themed sets & architectural designs.

FCR – Brian Barris, Oneida, New York