Aaron James Judge is undoubtedly one of the best baseball players of modern times. Nicknamed "Baj", he is a right fielder and is playing for the New York Yankees in MLB. He was chosen by the New York Yankees with the #32nd overall pick in the 2013 MLB Draft. He made his MLB debut for the Yankees on August 13, 2016. Ever since he made his MLB debut, he has consistently gained several accomplishments in his career.
Aaron Judge was named the AL Rookie of the Year in 2017. Apart from that, he is also a 4-time Silver Slugger Award Winner in 2017, 2021, 2022 and 2024. Additionally, he became the 3-time MLB home run leader in 2017, 2022 and 2024. He was also a 3-time member of the All-MLB First team in 2021, 2022 and 2024. Furthermore, he won the AL Hank Aaron Award, became the AL RBI leader, was an AL MVP, and was declared the AP Athlete of the Year in 2022. He has become a six-time MLB All-Star player as of May 2025.
Aaron Judge’s Salary
Aaron Judge earns an average annual salary of $40,000,000 as of 2025, as per Spotrac. This is a part of the nine-year deal worth $360 million that he signed with the New York Yankees on December 20, 2022. His contract will continue till 2031.
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Aaron Judge’s Contract History
These are all the contracts that Aaron Judge has signed so far in his career as per Spotrac -
2013
Aaron Judge signed his first contract for a year with the New York Yankees on June 20, 2013, and received a signing bonus of $1,800,000.
2016
Aaron Judge signed a one-year contract worth $507,500 with the New York Yankees in 2016.
2017
The New York Yankees signed Aaron Judge to a one-year contract worth $544,500 on March 1, 2017.
2018
The New York Yankees signed Aaron Judge to a one-year contract worth $622,300 on March 17, 2018.
2019
The New York Yankees signed Aaron Judge to a one-year $684,300 contract on March 9, 2019.
2020
Aaron Judge avoided arbitration and signed a one-year, $8.5 million contract with the New York Yankees on January 10, 2020.
2021
Aaron Judge signed a one-year contract worth $10.175 million by avoiding arbitration with the New York Yankees on January 15, 2021.
2022
Aaron Judge settled in arbitration and signed a one-year $19 million contract with the New York Yankees on June 24, 2022. The team then extended to him a $19.65 million qualifying offer on November 8, 2022. He then signed a nine-year contract worth $360 million with the team on December 20, 2022.
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Aaron Judge’s Career Earnings
Aaron Judge has made career earnings of $156,115,671 from his ten-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career as of May 2025, as per Spotrac. This also includes his total base salary of $154,315,671 and his total signing bonus of $1,800,000 from the New York Yankees as per Spotrac.
Aaron Judge is earning $40,000,000 from the 2025 MLB season. He earned the same from the 2023 MLB season, $19,000,000 from the 2022 MLB season, and $10,175,000 from the 2021 MLB season.
FAQ's On Aaron Judge
A. Aaron Judge is 33 years old as of 2025. He was born on April 26, 1992.
A. Aaron Judge has 6 All-Star appearances in 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.
A. Aaron Judge became an AL MVP in 2022 and 2024.
A. Aaron Judge signed a 9-year contract worth $360 million with the New York Yankees on December 20, 2022.
A. Aaron Judge has scored 329 home runs in 1033 games in his career as of May 2025.
