Anthony Rizzo agreed to re-sign with the Yankees on Tuesday before knowing if his good friend Aaron Judge would do the same.
and the $40 million guaranteed over two years
“I hope Judge stays, just for the sake of the game, because you see a lot of franchise icons not getting what they deserve [from] the team that they have done so much for,” Rizzo said Wednesday on a Zoom call. Since then, Rizzo signed a two-year, $32 million contract with the Yankees in March before opting out to get a raise on Tuesday, when he inked a two-year, $34 million deal with a $17 million club option in the third year that includes a $6 million buyout.Money aside, Rizzo said multiple times Wednesday that he only wants the best for Judge and his family.“Obviously I want to be his teammate,” Rizzo said. “We’ve become good friends on the field and off the field.
The Astros were one of the teams reportedly interested in Rizzo’s left-handed bat — he said Wednesday he gave consideration to every team that showed interest, declining to get into detail — but instead the Yankees made sure he did not get away.
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