Aaron Judge, the name you must have heard at least a thousand times this year. It is the name of the Yankees superstar who spectacularly broke the record for most home runs in a season last year. He made 62 home runs, one more than Roger Maris. This is the most one has ever made in the Yankees. Not only the records, but Aaron Judge did also win TIME’s award for the male athlete of the year.
With Aaron Judge’s outstanding performance in 2022, the Yankees started hoping to win the championship next year finally. But as it was impossible to even dream of a win without Judge on the team, the Yankees offered everything to him when he was a free agent. After the remarkable season, Aaron’s contract with the Bronx Bombers was over; this gave the GIANTS and PADRES chances to have him in their respective teams.
In addition, Association Press came in to select Judge as the male athlete of the year again, and this made Judge one of the names written in the list that included legends like Muhammad Ali, Jesse Owens, Wayne Gretzky, and Michael Jordan. Indeed this has been an incredible honor for the Yankees player.
Last December, a hidden contract battle persisted between New York, San Fransisco, and San Diego in order to hire Aaron Judge. For the previous take, the Yankees manager Hal Steinbrenner offered what he could, a 9-year $360 million contract.
Aaron Judge Re-signed With The Yankees, Made Fans Happy
Introducing the 16th Captain of the @Yankees, Aaron Judge. pic.twitter.com/bVUj3gGflZ
— YES Network (@YESNetwork) December 21, 2022
On the other hand, the Giants offered the same, and more as per the 62 homers demand, and the Padres just extended the border of dollars. They offered a ten-year $400 deal to Aaron Judge. However, these dollars could not tempt the Yankees player as he ultimately chose legacy.
Astros walk-off
— David Lang (@Dukielang) January 5, 2023
Now that Aaron is finally back with the New York Yankees, fans are happy. They are peacefully enjoying the season’s great memories through social media. One of the journalists from New York City asked fans to post their favorite moments of 2022. But with a trick. Bryan Hock, the journalist, said nobody could refer to the 62 home runs. To mention their favorite moment, most of the fans remembered Aaron Judge’s re-signing with the Yankees. But some definitely chose Judge’s Astros Walf-Off. Other fans liked that Aaron Judge became the Yankees captain after their eighth year.
#45 that I saw live with my parents in Seattle pic.twitter.com/rWtb0KvsjV
— Justin J. Forman (@JJForman1) January 5, 2023
Meanwhile, other fans remembered their first time seeing the superstar with their parents. One remembered Judge’s signature moment as their favorite moment of the season. There are indeed thousands of memories that Aaron Judge gave last season with his spectacular MVP tag. Now the slugger is all set to play with the Yankees for the rest of his career. Several predictions have been made for Judge about the performance in the next season, but whatever will happen is just known to God. So all the Aaron fans, just keep hoping for the best.