Aaron Judge reportedly signs $360m, nine-year contract with New York Yankees

A source says Aaron Judge will sign a $360m, nine-year contract with the Yankees.

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ESPN and MLB Network announced Judge's new contract after the source told the Associated Press.

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Judge is the highest-paid position player at $40m each season. Only Mike Trout's $426.5m contract with the Los Angeles Angels and Mookie Betts' $365m deal with the Dodgers are bigger in baseball history. Judge earns more than the other two, who have 12-year contracts.

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Judge 6'7" won by betting on himself. In 2022, he set an American League record with 62 homers, helping the Yankees win the AL East.

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He tied for the big league lead with 131 RBIs and missed a Triple Crown with a.311 average. Judge became the Yankees' first AL MVP since Alex Rodriguez in 2007.

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Last month, the northern California native met with the San Francisco Giants, and additional organizations were presumably watching the slugger.

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