Multiple sources are reporting former Fresno State slugger Aaron Judge will return to the Bronx with a 9 year, $360 million dollar contract.
Judge, who smacked an AL record, 62 home runs last season had been courted by numerous suiters this off-season including his favorite childhood team, the San Francisco Giants.
The 30 year old Judge hit free agency after one of the greatest seasons in baseball history, hitting an American League-record 62 homers to break the mark set by Roger Maris in 1961. Judge earned his first MVP award while hitting .311/.425/.686 with an AL-leading 131 RBIs.
He was also named Time Magazine’s Athlete of the Year – 2022.
The 6-foot-7 outfielder, who was born in Linden, California, attended Linden High School and later Fresno State before being drafted by the Yankees with the 32nd overall pick in 2013. He won AL Rookie of the Year honors in 2017 after hitting a then-rookie record 52 home runs.
Judge, a four-time All-Star, has 220 homers and 497 RBIs in seven big league seasons.
