Social Media Reacts to Aaron Judge’s $360 Million Contract Agreement With Yankees

The American League MVP has made his choice.

After months of speculation, slugger Aaron Judge has reportedly agreed to a nine-year contract with the Yankees worth $360 million, per The Athletics’s Ken Rosenthal.  

Judge is coming off a season in New York that saw him break the American League single-season record for home runs (62) and win the AL MVP award. The Giants and Yankees were the frontrunners in securing the highly sought-after free agent, but ultimately, he stayed with the franchise that has seen him blast homers since 2016.

Now that Yankees fans know they can count on seeing the 30-year-old in a pinstripe uniform for the foreseeable future, media and New York faithful took to social media to express their feelings on the signing. Check out some of the best reactions below: 

Breaking: Aaron Judge has reportedly agreed to a nine-year deal, $360 million deal to stay with the Yankees https://t.co/GwsN4UHsPx

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) December 7, 2022

Aaron Judge just signed a contract that forces him to go to 1,458 baseball games without having a beer.

I couldn’t do it. 🤷‍♂️🍻

— Ross Tucker (@RossTuckerNFL) December 7, 2022

After a scare yesterday, #Yankees fans are waking up to good news.

Aaron Judge is staying put on a deal that will pay him an average of $40 million per year, a new record for position players. https://t.co/pVALwu1LaD

— Gary Phillips (@GaryHPhillips) December 7, 2022

Aaron Judge is the face of the team. Arguably the face of the league. Not just one of the best players on the field, but one of the better people off. He’s a homegrown leader, that every fan loves & adores. Re-signing him was a no brainer. Now, make him captain and let’s get #28. pic.twitter.com/eOd53vAUU0

— Jake Montgomery (@JakeMontgomery_) December 7, 2022

BREAKING: Aaron Judge has agreed to a 9-year, $360 million with the Yankees, per @Ken_Rosenthal.

That's nearly $770,000 per week, $110,000 per day, $4,600 per hour, or $76 per minute....for the next nine years.

Insane 🤯 pic.twitter.com/B1tu28kjUM

— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) December 7, 2022

Aaron Judge played his free agency perfectly. Turn down an extension, hit 62 HR, win an MVP, fake like you were interested in signing with SF, drive up the price even more from Yankees’ record-setting second offer, make roughly an extra $150M more than initial offer. Bravo, sir. https://t.co/bSdzwqHDNP

— Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) December 7, 2022

Indications are Aaron Judge turned down higher offers elsewhere because he wanted to remain a Yankee.

The all-time AL Home Run King is staying in the Bronx. @MLBNetwork @MLB

— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) December 7, 2022

Aaron Judge after signing a nine-year deal with the Yankees pic.twitter.com/ndfPJEKnVm

— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) December 7, 2022

Maybe the Yankees get 5-7 more productive years from Aaron Judge but they had to do this. He’s the face of the franchise, will be the captain and ultimately will see No. 99 on that LF wall.

— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) December 7, 2022

Aaron Judge played his free agency perfectly. Turn down an extension, hit 62 HR, win an MVP, fake like you were interested in signing with SF, drive up the price even more from Yankees’ record-setting second offer, make roughly an extra $150M more than initial offer. Bravo, sir. https://t.co/bSdzwqHDNP

— Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) December 7, 2022

Aaron Judge was offered 8-years, $230M by the Yankees before last season.

He turned it down, had one of the great seasons in recent baseball history and turned it into an extra $130M.

One of the best "bet on yourself" moves you'll ever see. https://t.co/raq1XJH3aD

— Field Yates (@FieldYates) December 7, 2022