Judge lands cover gig on MLB The Show

The jury's out on the 2018 cover athlete for MLB The Show.

Aaron Judge, the New York Yankees outfielder who clobbered 52 home runs this season to break Mark McGwire's longstanding rookie record, was announced Monday as the star who's going to grace the cover of next year's edition of the video game franchise.

Judge's cover nod follows "The Kid" Ken Griffey Jr. from last year, while Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson graced the cover in 2016.

MLB The Show 18 will be released March 27, two days before Opening Day.