New York Yankees must do everything to keep Judge - or he could go to the Mets instead

After months of noise and speculation, it was a child who cracked open the secret that has engulfed Major League Baseball. At last week's All-Star Game, a young New York Yankees fan named Jacob opened his heart to Aaron Judge, his favorite player, and asked whether the outfielder will be long for the Bronx when the final pitch of the World Series is thrown and he becomes a free agent. Aaron Judge will have sparked some worried faces in the Yankees' Manhattan offices last week It was at the All-Star Game where Judge hinted he could walk away from the Yankees “Are you telling me that Aaron Judge may not be a Yankee after this year?”pic.twitter.com/uYDL2ATDYu — Barstool Baseball July 19, 2022 You can imagine the shockwave that sent hurtling through the Manhattan offices of Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner. Hal Steinbrenner needs to hand out big money if he wants to keep Judge in a Yankees uniform Judge arrives at the All-Star Game Red Carpet Show with his wife Samantha Bracksieck Judge's home-run rate is the story of the MLB season so far. Judge's home-run rate is the story of the season and he has his eyes on the all-time record Yankees teammate Matt Carpenter has been quick to sing the praises of Judge recently The chase is the most compelling chapter of his MVP case, which also lists that he leads baseball in runs and total bases, sits second in slugging and RBIs and third in OPS.