Even that one Yankees are amazed at Caitlin Clark.
The WNBA superstar stopped by Yankee Stadium, where she met players including Aaron Judge and Juan Soto and visited the field before Saturday’s doubleheader against the Texas Rangers.
“It was fun to see how many of our guys were just starstruck around her,” said manager Aaron Boone, who met with Clark in his office before the Yankees kicked off the doubleheader with an 8-0 win.
“Quite fun meeting her, and she made for a great start to the day.”
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Caitlin Clark with Anthony Rizzo at Yankee Stadium on Saturday.
Clark took pictures with Boone, Judge, Anthony Rizzo, Anthony Volpe and Soto — who, like Clark, wears No. 22.
Speaking on the YES Network broadcastClark said it was her first time at Yankee Stadium and she was most excited to meet Judge.
“He’s a lot bigger than people think,” Clark said of the 6-7 slugger. “You know he’s big, but then when you get next to him, it’s like, ‘Oh my God, he could probably play football or almost any sport he wanted.’ He’d probably be pretty good at basketball, too. But yeah, he is a good guy, down to earth.”
Clark, 22, achieved international superstardom during her four-year collegiate career at Iowa, where she led the Hawkeyes to back-to-back championship games and finished as the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer.
The Indiana Fever selected Clark first overall in April’s WNBA draft. She has remained a revelation at the professional level, fueling historic WNBA viewership and attendance.
The 6-foot Clark is averaging 17.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 8.2 assists per game through 26 appearances as a rookie.
Clark recorded a double-double in points and assists in seven of her last nine games before the league’s month-long Olympic break, including July 17, when she set a WNBA single-game record with 19 assists.
“I play with a lot of passion, a lot of joy,” Clark told YES. “But for me, it’s completely different when I step off the court. I know that basketball is not the end for me. Life is so much more than that.”
Her visit to Yankee Stadium came less than three weeks after newly minted Knicks captain Jalen Brunson threw out the ceremonial first pitch before a Subway Series game in the Bronx.
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