New York Yankees has finally reached agreement to sign another top player who has…
A source familiar with the agreement claims that Aaron Judge has agreed to a three-year, $360 million contract extension with the New York Yankees.
Numerous media sites, including ESPN and MLB Network, reported on Judge’s new contract after the source verified the agreement to the Associated Press.
Aaron Judge breaks the AL record with his 62nd home run, making history.
Judge will have the highest average yearly salary of any position player at $40 million per season. The largest contracts in baseball history are only surpassed by Mike Trout’s $426.5 million agreement with the Los Angeles Angels and Mookie Betts’ $365 million agreement with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The contracts of the final two players are for 12 years, therefore their annual salary is less than Judge’s.
Before the current season, Judge received a long-term contract offer from New York worth $213.5 million spread over seven years, from 2023 to 2029. However, in the final hours before the April opening, he declined.
With a wager on himself, the 6′ 7″ Judge prevailed. With 62 home runs in 2022, he broke the American League record and helped the Yankees win the AL East. With 131 RBIs, he also matched for the major league lead and, with a.311 batting average, almost missed a Triple Crown. Although Houston swept New York in the ALCS, Judge won the AL MVP award for the Yankees for the first time since Alex Rodriguez in 2007.
Rejecting the preseason offer from the Yankees, the 30-year-old received $146.5 million plus two guaranteed
