At a news conference to finalize his $360 million contract, Judge was given a position previously held by Lou Gehrig, Derek Jeter and other team greats.
Baseball was in a spending mood at the winter meetings, where the Mets added Justin Verlander, the Yankees kept Aaron Judge and San Diego splurged on Xander Bogaerts.
With a new contract in place, the next step for Judge may be following in the footsteps of Lou Gehrig, Thurman Munson, Derek Jeter and others as the team’s captain.