New York Yankees fans on Aaron Judge's Instagram post: "This doesn’t appear to me to be message from guy who wants to leave"

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge was recently named the American League MVP after a hotly-contested race.

Judge became the first New York Yankees player to win the American League MVP award since Alex Rodriguez in 2007. This came off the back of a sensational 2022 season that saw the 30-year-old break the AL's single-season home run record with 62.

The biggest question now, however, is where Aaron Judge will go next. The superstar slugger is yet to reach an agreement with the Yankees and is free to be pursued by any other team in the league.

In a cryptic Instagram post, Judge thanked his teammates and fans for their support throughout his tenure. The neutral statement had New York Yankees fans guessing what move their star man will make next.

The California native's future remains up in the air. However, rumors suggest he could head to the West Coast in case he doesn't re-sign with the Yankees.

Will Aaron Judge become a Los Angeles Dodger?

Born in Sacramento, raised in Linden, and growing up as a San Francisco Giants fan, Aaron Judge is a Californian through and through.

Now, after the Los Angeles Dodgers severed ties with former National League MVP Cody Bellinger, the rumor mill indicates that they could pursue Judge.

In a recent report, baseball columnist Jon Heyman hinted that the team could realistically pursue the current American League MVP. This is due to the Dodgers freeing up cap space with the contract severances of Bellinger, Justin Turner, Tyler Anderson, Trea Turner, and closer Craig Kimbrel.

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Daniel Santiago is a journalist who has been reporting on baseball at Sportskeeda since 2022. He was drawn towards the sport after the underlying statistics and the analysis surrounding it grabbed his attention.

Daniel particularly enjoys furnishing reports about historic events in baseball and analyzing the game through a statistic-based outlook, based on Fangraphs and Baseball-Reference. This is in line with how he enjoyed watching baseball as a pastime. As a writer, he is very particular about cross-checking from reputable sources and doing his due diligence.

He became a lifelong Hideki Matsui fan after his exploits in the 2009 World Series for the New York Yankees. Among the current generation, Daniel's favorites include Shohei Ohtani and Jung Hoo Lee. Daniel is a huge follower of Asian baseball and both Ohtani and Lee have been in the top echelon of their respective leagues during their time with the NPB and KBO.

His favorite moment as a baseball fan was the final at-bat of the 2023 World Baseball Classic between Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout. He believes there aren't many words to fittingly describe the intensity of the moment.

As an avid sports fan, Daniel watches other sports and Esports when not writing about baseball.

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