Judge

The Associated Press July 6, 2022, 2:29 PM Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner realizes there is a chance the price may be going up to sign Aaron Judge to a long-term contract after the star slugger's outstanding first half. Judge turned down an eight-year contract worth $230.5 million to $234.5 million, cutting off talks ahead of the April 8 opener and saying he wouldn't negotiate again until after the season.

By Dan Martin July 6, 2022 2:58pm PITTSBURGH - As he watches Aaron Judge having a potentially historic season en route to free agency, Hal Steinbrenner said Wednesday he has "no regrets" about not signing the slugger last offseason. "We made an offer that I feel was a very good one," the Yankees managing general partner said on a Zoom call.