the stellar gardener Aaron JudgeOnce the most coveted piece of Major League Baseball’s free agent market, he will continue to wear the striped jersey of the New York Yankees for the next nine seasons.
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According to MLB reports, the deal will bring Judge a record amount for a free agent, of 360 million dollarsto continue being the main figure of the winningest team in the history of Major League Baseball.
Judge was the most coveted asset in MLB’s free agent market, where teams like the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers had shown interest in adding his powerful bat to their lineups.
With Judge’s return, the Yankees ensure they keep the core of their offensive lineup, having previously managed to retain first baseman Anthony Rizzo and have all-star designated hitter and outfielder Giancarlo Stanton secured.
The 30-year-old outfielder comes off a historic season with the Yankees in which he broke the single-season home run record in the American League, also setting a new franchise mark with his 62 home runs.
Judge rounded out a season in which he hit .311 , leading the league in homers (62), runs scored (133) and RBIs (131), earning the minor league MVP award.
Since establishing himself as a regular with the Yankees, “El Juez,” as Judge is known to fans of the game, has demonstrated the great power he possesses with his bat, racking up two seasons of 50-plus full-turn bats (fleet 52 in the 2017 season) and has averaged 49 home runs per season.
In addition to his homers, the Yankees slugger has an average of 119 runs scored and 110 RBIs per 162 games, a production that places him among the elite among the best run producers in all of Major League Baseball. Among the distinctions he has achieved during his time in MLB, in addition to the Most Valuable Player award he won this season, Judge has to his credit the Rookie of the Year award, which he won in 2017. The outfielder has also attended four Games of Stars and owns three Silver Bats.
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