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Dodger Blue > Featured > MLB Free Agency Rumors: Aaron Judge Re-Signing With New York Yankees
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MLB Free Agency Rumors: Aaron Judge Re-Signing With New York Yankees

Matthew Moreno
December 7, 2022
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Although plenty of attention has gone to the class of free-agent shortstops this offseason, Aaron Judge easily was considered the best player on the open market.

After failing to come to terms with the New York Yankees on a contract extension by Opening Day of the 2022 season, Judge shut down negotiations and put together a historic year.

Throughout much of free agency and into the Winter Meetings, the general sense was Judge would re-sign with the Yankees or join his hometown San Francisco Giants. Other clubs had reported interest, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, but the Judge sweepstakes largely remained a two-team race.

A conclusion arrived early Wednesday morning when Judge agreed to a nine-year, $360 million contract with the Ronald Blum and Jay Cohen of the Associated Press:

Judge is staying with the New York Yankees on a $360 million, nine-year contract, according to a person familiar with baseball’s biggest free agent deal ever.

Reports of Judge re-signing with the Yankees came one day after some believed he was on the verge of agreeing to terms with the Giants. San Francisco was thought to have presented a $360 million offer to Judge as well.

Meanwhile, the San Diego Padres reportedly entered the picture late by extending Judge a contract offer of $400 million over 10 years. The Padres also were spurned by Trea Turner despite again making a more lucrative offer than his contract with the Philadelphia Phillies.

Although Mookie Betts shared a willingness to play second base and president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman always keeping an opportunistic mindset, there weren’t signs of the Dodgers ever being a serious factor for Judge during free agency.

It’s presumed the Dodgers may have preferred a shorter-term contract at a higher average annual value.

Where Aaron Judge contract ranks in MLB history

Judge’s $360 million contract is the third-richest in MLB history. It trails Mike Trout’s $426.5 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels, and Betts’ $365 million deal with the Dodgers.

One difference, however, was Trout and Betts were both under contract at the time of signing their new pacts.

Judge’s $40 million AAV is the largest for a position player in MLB history.

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ByMatthew Moreno
Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Executive Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com
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