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Yankees’ Aaron Judge led masterclass in contract negotiations, David Cone says: ‘He’s worth the money’

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Yankees’ Aaron Judge led masterclass in contract negotiations, David Cone says: ‘He’s worth the money’

Aaron Judge bet on himself this year and it paid off. The New York Yankees re-signed him to a nine-year, $360 million contract.

Yankees’ Aaron Judge led masterclass in contract negotiations, David Cone says. American League MVP rejected a seven-year, $213.5 million contract made by the Yankees before Opening Day. He set a new league record with record-setting-62nd-home-run-everything-you-need-to-know.html">62 home runs while contending for the Triple Crown. He has now landed a record-setting contract.

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