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NY Yankees Star Aaron Judge Joins 4-Time NBA Champion Klay Thompson to Sign Sponsorship Deal With $10 Million Hawaiian Water Brand

Published 07/13/2022, 3:10 AM EDT

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With each passing day, Aaron Judge is only growing as a brand in Major League Baseball. Given his incredible form this season, the New York Yankees star is in a league of his own. Be it on the field or off the field, Judge has emerged as the biggest MLB star this season.

With 30 home runs hammered from the plate, Judge is the frontrunner for the American League MVP 2022. Not only the American League but the Yankees star has probably been the best player in the entire Major League Baseball in the current season.

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Leave his incredible games from the plate. Being one of the most popular players in MLB, Judge has signed a sponsorship deal with a Hawaiian Mineral Water Brand. The deal is said to be an expensive one. It is not surprising, though. Because currently, whatever Judge is touching is turning into gold. Such is the time he is having right now.

Aaron Judge joins the NBA star Clay Thompson to become the new face of the Hawaiian water brand

Per Benzinga.com, Aaron Judge is not only the brand ambassador of the Hawaiian water brand Waiakea, but he has also become an equity partner of the company. Apart from Judge, the Golden State Warriors star, Klay Thompson and Cleveland Browns star, Myles Garrett are the other brand ambassadors of the Hawaiian company.

USA Today via Reuters

Taking to Twitter, Front Office Sport shared the same. “The Yankees All-Star will become an equity partner in the Hawaiian water brand as part of the deal,” said the tweet.

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Meanwhile, per Forbes.com, the water brand is worth around $10 million. For those wondering how Judge became the brand ambassador of a Hawaiian company, it was his wife who introduced Judge to Waiakea.

“As an athlete whose body is constantly being put to the test, I have to drink a lot of water to stay hydrated,” Judge said. “A few months ago, my wife Samantha went to pick up some water from our local grocery store and came back with a bag of Waiakea. I was immediately impressed with the taste and freshness of the water…”

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Yankees lose third in a row

The Yankees have dominated the entire first half of the season. Hence, the Pinstripes would want to finish the first half on a high note. However, after their two defeats in Fenway Park, the Pinstripes lost their first game of the three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds.

Meanwhile, this is only the second time the Yankees have lost three straight games this season. If not for the Orioles and White Sox, The Bronx Bombers have not lost any series in 2022. And losing the second game against the Reds means the Yankees will lose their third series. This is something Aaron Judge and the company would not want at any cost.

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What do you think? Can the Yankees come back and win the last games against the Reds to avoid a series loss?

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Abhishek Kumar is an MLB author at EssentiallySports. After completing his Master’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication, Abhishek has been working in the media industry since two years. Before joining EssentiallySports, he previously worked at APN News as a sub-editor, where he has written articles on sports and politics.
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