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Let's start with a pair from our "Before They Were Famous" file:  above, it's Aaron Judge in 2015, when he was working his way up the Yankees' farm system.  14 months away from graduating to the Bronx, he's wearing the pinstripes (and the interlocking NYY) for the Yanks' double-A club in Trenton, NJ.  Hats off to Judge for a superb month of May, where  he crushed 14 home runs to take over the major league lead -- and, according to ESPN state, also became the first MLB player ever to reach 35 career multi-homer games in fewer than 1,000 career games.
Below:  A year later -- and also photographed at Trenton's Arm & Hammer Stadium, say hello to Rhys Hoskins, then playing 1st base for the Reading Fightin' Phils.  After returning to the active list last Friday, he's now ready to face his former club for the first time, as his Brewers open a series at Citizens Bank Park.

Francisco Alvarez got his rehab off to a great start Thursday night... crushing an opposite field three-run, 2nd inning home against Harrisburg.  The broken thumb that needed surgery in April didn't seem to be bothering him a bit.

Jose Iglesias (below) finally got the call back to the majors.  The Mets became his seventh big league club, when they recalled him Friday to serve as their backup infielder.  Of course, got right into action, going 1-for-4 in a win over the Diamondbacks.
 

Ben Brown might have been on his way to history last Tuesday night.  After throwing seven no-hit innings -- and striking out 10 -- against the division leading Brewers, manager Cubs manager Craig Counsell pulled the rookie righty -- who had to settle for a no-decision when the bullpen couldn't hold the lead.  While the Cubs won it in 10, Brown was the story... he finished his month of May by giving up just one run in his last 18.2 innings!






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