BENEATH THE PINSTRIPED No. 99 uniform, behind the home runs and the good-natured smile and the perfect soundbites emitted day after day during Aaron Judge's historic season, New York Yankees staffers knew he harbored at least some anger. But they did not know the depth of his resentment, which came spilling out last week as Judge neared a decision about whether to return to the Bronx. That timing was one more plot twist, after weeks and months of uncertainty.
On the eve of the 2022 campaign, the Yankees had offered Judge $213.