Aaron Judge Leaves Open Possibility Of Leaving Yankees

If the MLB lockout ever ends, the Yankees have a big decision to make regarding their superstar slugger, Aaron Judge.

The outfielder will be entering the final year of his contract this season, and has made it clear that he doesn’t want to be negotiating with the team once the season begins.

So while we wait, Aaron Judge has pondered the possibility of wearing a different uniform.

“If it doesn’t happen and this is my last year, I had a lot of great memories,” he said.

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"If it doesn’t happen and this is my last year, I had a lot of great memories."

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Aaron Judge has made it clear that it would be his preference to stay with the Yankees for the long haul, but knows that isn’t necessarily set-in-stone.

“You know, leading into this, especially coming up through the minor leagues and rookie ball, you want to be a free agent, test the market a little bit and see what’s out there. But that’s one thing, I’ve been lucky enough to play in the best organization out of all of them, so who wants to go anywhere else? If we get an extension done before the season starts, that’d be great. I’d be completely honored to wear pinstripes for a couple more years. But if it doesn’t happen and this is my last year [as a Yankee], I had a lot of great memories,” Judge said on the R2C2 podcast.

My guess: the Yankees will make Aaron Judge a very rich man to keep him in New York for the foreseeable future.

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