Among the things that didn’t get done before the MLB lockout started was a contract extension for Aaron Judge, who is entering his final year of arbitration before free agency.
Judge, who said following the Yankees’ loss to the Red Sox in the wild-card game in October that he wanted “to be a Yankee for life,” told the “R2C2” podcast in an episode released Thursday that he was aware of his uncertain future in The Bronx.
“That’s a loaded question,” Judge said when asked about a possible extension.
“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.”
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