Reggie ready to trade careers with Judge

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Reggie Jackson hit 563 home runs, won four World Series titles, is a Hall of Famer and has done very well financially.

Yet, as he watched Aaron Judge dominate big league pitching across the f irst 10 weeks of the season “Mr. October’’ proposed switching places.

“I’ll trade my past for his future,’’ Jackson, 71, told The Post in the Yankees’ clubhouse at Anaheim Stadium before the Yankees put their five-game winning streak on the f ield against the Angels.

Judge, 25, started Monday night’s action leading the AL in batting average (.344), home runs (21) and RBIs (47) and was named AL Player of the Week. He batted .500 (12-for-24) with three homers and six RBIs in six games, the last five which were victories.

With 21 homers, Judge is the first rookie in history to be the first player to reach 20 homers, according to Elias Sports Bureau.

The last Yankee to be the first to 20 homers was Alex Rodriguez in 2007 when he hit 54 and went on to be named the AL MVP.

The baseball world was still buzzing Monday about the first of Judge’s two homers Sunday when the Yankees crushed the Orioles, 14-3, at Yankee Stadium. A sixth-inning homer went 495 feet (per MLB Statcast). That was the longest home run hit this season.

Judge’s 21 homers are tied for the third most by a rookie in Yankees history. Joe DiMaggio hit 29 in 1936, Joe Gordon 25 in 1938 and Kevin Maas 21 in 1990.

“The sky is the limit when he makes contact, that’s the bottom line,’’ Joe Girardi said. “I think it would be hard for us to project that he would be a.344 hitter at this stage of the game. We felt that he could be really productive if he made some adjustments.’’ When Girardi moved Aar

on Hicks into the second spot and dropped Gary Sanchez to sixth in the order, the manager said it was more about getting Hicks’ sizzling bat higher and not a demotion for Sanchez.

However, t he move has worked so well don’t expect Girardi to return Sanchez to second even if he is swinging a hot bat while Hicks has cooled off a bit.

Entering Monday night’s action against the Angels, the Yankees were 5-0 since Girardi made the move June 7 and were averaging 11 runs per game. During those five games Sanchez was hitting .429 (9-for-21) with four homers and 13 RBIs. Hicks was hitting .238 (5-for-21) with two homers and five RBIs.

Sanchez was given Monday night off since he caught six of the previous seven games and was the DH in the game he didn’t get behind the plate. Right-hander James Kapri

elian, the Yankees’ first-round pick in 2015 out of UCLA, visited the team Monday. Kaprielian is recovering from Tommy John surgery and is two months away from starting a throwing program.

Kaprielian has thrown eight minor league games in two years and will miss all of this season.

“I feel good. I have full extension and good flexibility,’’ Kaprielian said. “I feel good about being around the guys. I miss baseball a lot.’’

With the 16th pick in Monday night’s first round the Yankees took University of South Carolina right-hander Clarke

Schmidt who had Tommy John surgery in April.

The 6-foot-1, 200-pounder started 10 games for the Gamecocks and went 4-2 with a 1.34 ERA. In 60 ¹/₃ innings Schmidt fanned 70.

With recovery from Tommy John surgery taking from 12 to 18 months it is possible Schmidt won’t be able to pitch until the 2019 season.

The Yankees stayed focused on pitching in the second round when they took right-handed starter Matt Sauer with the 54th pick. Sauer, 6-foot-4, 195 pounds, attended Ernest Righetti High School in Santa Maria, Calif.

Aroldis Chapman is scheduled to work a minor league inning Tuesday and another for Trenton (Double-A) Friday. If all goes well the closer is expected to join the Yankees on Saturday in Oakland. Chapman has been on the DL since May 14 with an inflamed rotator cuff.

Jacoby Ellsbury is with Trenton but there is no timetable as to when the center fielder will resume baseball activities.