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Aaron Judge Rules In Favor Of Yankees’ $360M Deal
Judge's reported nine-year deal is the third-largest in MLB history.
NEW YORK CITY — Aaron Judge is eyeing another MLB record — and, no, it’s not for home runs.
Judge and the New York Yankees reached a $360 million contract that would keep the hitter in The Bronx for nine years, sources told the Associated Press.
The deal had yet to be officially announced by Wednesday morning, but appeared to be the third-biggest contract in MLB history.
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Only Mike Trout's $426.5 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels and Mookie Betts' $365 million agreement with the Los Angeles Dodgers are bigger.
Judge, 30, enthralled Yankees fans last season as he set an American League record with 62 homers. Though the Yankees’ season ended with a sweep by the Houston Astros in the American League Championship series, Judge still became the team’s first AL MVP since Alex Rodriguez in 2007.
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The slugger, however, appeared to have set his eyes elsewhere as he rejected an offer for the Yankees and flirted with other teams.
But the contract deal reported Wednesday appears to have cinched it: Judge will stay with the Yankees, likely for the rest of his career.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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