Slugger Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees agreed to a one-year, $19 million contract, avoiding an arbitration hearing scheduled for Friday, sources confirmed to ESPN.
Judge can make an additional $250,000 by winning an MVP Award and $250,000 for World Series MVP, according to multiple reports and confirmed by ESPN.
Judge, 30, is in the middle of perhaps his best season, batting .304 with 27 homers and 53 RBIs in 68 games for the major league-leading Yankees. He hit a game-winning RBI single in New York's 7-6 victory over Houston on Thursday night.