The current most valuable player in the American League, Aaron Judge, will finally stay with the New York Yankees with a contract of 9 years and 360 million dollars, according to information from the MLB page.
This is the best long-term contract signed by a free agent in history, surpassing Bryce Harper’s 2019 contract with the Phillies that was 13 years and $330 million.
The Yankees weren’t the only ones to make Judge an offer, as he was made an offer by the San Diego Padres on Tuesday, but Judge decided to return with the New York team.
In the 2022 season, Aaron Judge hit .311 with 62 home runs, with 131 RBIs and 133 runs scored in 157 played, breaking Roger Maris’s record for most home runs in a season in the American League, also becoming the fourth player the most in major league history to hit 62 or more home runs, joining Barry Bonds (73 in 2001), Mark McGwire (70 in 1998 and 65 in 1999) and Sammy Sosa (66 in 1998, 64 in 2001 and 63 in 1999).
It should be noted that TIME magazine chose Aaron Judge as the athlete of the year 2022 for his outstanding performance with the New York Yankees.
