A Surprising Admission From Judge About Yankees' Contract Offer

You know what they say, hindsight is 20-20. So Aaron Judge is feeling pretty good right about now about his decision before the season started to turn down the New York Yankees' $200M+ contract extension. He'll likely to get double that amount on the free agent market now after his historic 62-HR season.

But he surprisingly admitted Wednesday night that he started to have second-thoughts in early April about whether he should have taken the Yankees' offer back then. 

Aaron Judge said on @MLBNetwork that he had "a little doubt that creeps into your mind" about turning down the Yankees' extension. "You’re sitting in the outfield kicking yourself, like, ‘Man, maybe I should have taken that deal.'" Teammates & family told him he made right call.

— Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) November 10, 2022

Judge said on @MLBNetwork that he had "a little doubt that creeps into your mind" about turning down the Yankees' extension. "You’re sitting in the outfield kicking yourself, like, ‘Man, maybe I should have taken that deal.'" Teammates & family told him he made the right call. And so does history. 

Aaron Judge reflects on his historical season

He said he was kicking himself for not accepting the contract offer. Then he caught fire at the end of April and realized it would be all good pic.twitter.com/Nm5BpWTCN6

— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) November 10, 2022

It's funny to look back on now. But the Yankees aren't laughing. They'll have a mighty battle on their hands to retain Judge now that he's a free agent. Particularly, according to reports, from one National League team.  

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