Aaron Judge will remain a member of the New York Yankees for likely the rest of his career. According to multiple reports, Judge has agreed to a nine-year, $360 contract extension with the Yankees after showing interest in joining the San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres. His average annual salary now stands at $40 million, the highest for any position player in MLB history.
Judge is coming off a career season, hitting 62 home runs with 131 RBIs with a career-high .311 batting average. His 62 homers are now a single-season record in the American League, and it led to him being named AL MVP. But Judge came close to signing with a new team as he flew to San Diego on Monday to meet with the Padres. He also met with the Giants, but the Yankees made an offer Judge couldn’t refuse.
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“I feel like he certainly belongs in pinstripes,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said, per MLB.com. “A guy of his stature and his greatness, hopefully, he spends his entire career [in New York], goes into Monument Park and into the Hall of Fame as a Yankee. That would be the hope.”
Big News
One fan said: “A new contract record. This is the 1st ever $300+ million MLB deal for any player. The Yankees are very desperate to keep him.”
First Look
Another fan responded: “No WS yet, hasn’t earned those stripes.Take them away, now.”
Fun Ride
One fan said: “He never made an out while playing in a Giants uniform. There’s something to be said about that!”
Comparison
One Yankees fan wrote: “I am a Yankee fan — and that is an absurd contract. They will sorely regret years 5,6, and 7! That’s a guarantee! Hope your happy Yankee fans!”
World Series Run
One person stated: “[Yankees] paid too much for Judge to stay, in my opinion. He broke the HR record in the absolute easiest baseball park to hit a HR. That is also probably why he stayed there too because he already knew that.”
Pay This Man
One fan responded: “You would be lucky to get one hit. And all the errors you would be making you would be a -50 WAR.”
The Ultimate Steal
And this fan wrote: “They said, ‘the MLB gives us the farthest flying baseballs. stick with us and you’ll continue to get to smash them!’”
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