According to estimates, Aaron Judge will receive 320 million dollars in his next contract

Few stories drew more attention throughout the summer than the career he undertook Aaron Judge for him home run record in the American League.

In his last year of contract with the new york yankeesJudge decided to bet on himself by turning down an extension of 230 million dollars that the ninth of the big apple offered him before the end of spring training.

Judge was right and built the best campaign in his major league career by surpassing Roger Maris’ mark with 61 home runs. The Judge not only became the most homered player in Yankees history, he also fueled the trip to the postseason with 131 RBIs, the most he has ever hit.

New York seized the American League East pennant and played the postseason where it fell in the Championship Series with the Houston Astros.

But though the Bronx Bombers didn’t outshine your 28th ML titleB, the numbers that Judge established reached a very high price that now the team that wants it will have to pay.

According to a projection published by ESPN, Judge will leave in free agency for a contract of 320 million dollars, almost 100 million more than those offered by the Yankees in the final stretch of Spring Training.

“[Judge] turned down an extension 213.5 million before the season started and was probably worth between that and 250 million at the time, then it became clear during the year that he would probably earn 300 millionwith average estimates of approximately 320 million from a panel of experts consulted, ”says the article.

The Giants, Dodgers and Yankees are the teams that for now have shown interest in approaching that figure to obtain the services of Judge, a 30-year-old baseball player who for now boasts the title of: The home run king.

It is full of prizes

Although the winners of the MVP award have not yet been announced, Judge has already garnered recognition for his extraordinary campaign,

He won the Hank Aaron Award for his offensive contribution in the American League and also earned a silver bat for being one of the three best outfielders contributing with his wood.