Aaron James Judge is an American professional baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. Judge was unanimously selected as the American League Rookie of the Year in 2017 and finished second in voting for the AL Most Valuable Player Award.
Aaron Judge: Home run last night| Catch| Contract extension
Home run last night:
A free agent at the end of the season, Judge is on pace for 66 home runs, which would top Roger Maris’ club record of 61 in 1961. Judge, Maris and Babe Ruth in 1928 are the only Yankees with at least 40 homers by the end of July.
“He’s amazing,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “He’s just doing some really special things.”
Judge was lavished with “MVP!” chants throughout the night, none louder than after his slam in the eighth cemented yet another Yankees rally. He also had a single and finished with six RBIs, giving him a major league-leading 89.
Catch:
As he has for pretty much the entire season, Judge starred on both sides of the ball in Friday’s 11-5 victory over the Royals, helping out Gerrit Cole by bringing back a first-inning homer, then joining pinstriped royalty with his Major League-leading 40th and 41st home runs.
He is arguably the most accomplished player in MLB history, a seven-time World Series champion and a 20-time All-Star selection.
He could slug home runs with the best of them, serving as the AL leader in home runs four times (1955, ’56, ’58, 1960) and won the 1956 Triple Crown.
Contract Extension:
Aaron Judge signed a 1 year / $19,000,000 contract with the New York Yankees, including $19,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $19,000,000.
In 2022, Judge will earn a base salary of $19,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $19,000,000.
The Yankees appear willing to increase their $213.5 million offer to Aaron Judge, but he still is seeking a deal closer to $290 million, getting an AAV of about $36 million, the same as Mike Trout’s 10-year, $360 million extension, but for likely eight years.
