Report Yankees Closing Secret Deal To Sign Mets MVP In A BlockBuster Trade

Even while it might not have garnered as much attention as Shohei Ohtani’s free agency, there was still a lot of curiosity when Aaron Judge became available in 2022. Although very few ever anticipated the star slugger for the New York Yankees to leave town, teams nonetheless expressed a lot of interest.

Kristie Ackert of the Tampa Bay Times reports that Judge was extended an offer by the Tampa Bay Rays that was estimated to be worth $300 million over ten years. Even though the Yankees’ $360 million deal was obviously more generous than this offer, Judge thought it was still a polite gesture.

The Rays startled me with that. Additionally, I’ve tried to game-plan against them my entire career because they are a divisional foe. They made a very respectable offer, and I was grateful that they thought of me enough to make the effort. I also admire their group. I admire what they’ve accomplished here. Their squad is strong, and they have a nice club. However, considering playing for them was really difficult for me because I’ve

Florida’s St. Petersburg (AP) — Ben Rice, a rookie, has been shifted to the cleanup position by the struggling New York Yankees in preparation for their game against Tampa Bay on Wednesday night.

The Yankees had a major league-worst 5-16 record going into the game, dating back to June 15. Up until June 14, New York, who was still in the AL wild-card place, had the best record at 50-22.