Aaron Judge is cashing in on the bet he placed on himself last spring.
Judge, a superstar outfielder who has spent his entire career with the Yankees, turned down a massive contract extension before the 2022 season began, proceeded to set an American League single-season record with 62 home runs, won the league’s Most Valuable Player Award and on Wednesday was rewarded with a nine-year, $360 million contract, which will be the largest deal ever signed by a free agent.
The contract, which was first reported by MLB Network, is pending a physical but the details were confirmed by two people familiar with the negotiations who were not authorized to discuss them publicly.