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Aaron Judge revealed he could barely speak and had 'chills' after the New York Yankees told him they wanted him to be captain.
The star slugger was the biggest free agent around in the offseason after hitting a record-breaking 62 home runs, but finally inked a huge $360million, nine-year deal to stay in the Bronx amid interest from other franchises.
Not only did he commit through to the 2031 season but Judge was also named the Yankees' 16th captain.
On Mookie Betts's latest 'On Base' podcast, the 31-year-old revealed details about his big phone call with Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner.
'I threw out some numbers,' Judge said. 'He's like, "Done deal. That's it? That's it?"
Aaron Judge has given details of his contract discussion with Hal Steinbrenner (R) in offseason
The New York Yankees star slugger was on Mookie Betts's latest 'On Base' podcast
'I said, "Yeah." He said, "Alright, deal's done, and oh, by the way, Thurman Munson was my favorite player growing up as a kid and he was a Yankees captain, and I
