Aaron Judge contract talks won't be discussed publicly, Yankees GM Brian Cashman says

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Hours after New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge mashed a three-run walk-off homer to beat the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night, general manager Brian Cashman nixed contract extension talk.

Cashman spoke to reporters Wednesday before the Yankees took on Toronto in a matinée at the stadium. He said he wasn’t going to talk about progress in their extension talks with Judge.

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Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees follows through on his ninth inning game winning three run home run against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium on May 10, 2022 in New York City. The Yankees defeated the Blue Jays 6-5. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

"We're not going to talk about it now going forward. Whether that means we're not going to talk, I'm not saying that, but we're not going to talk about it (publicly). But he's been great. But that's no surprise, because he is great," he said, via The Athletic.

The two sides had set an opening day deadline to get a deal done, but negotiations never yielded the deal either side was hoping for.

Cashman told reporters last month the team offered the Yankees slugger an eight-year contract worth between $230.5 million and $234.5 million, the difference to have been determined in arbitration for this year’s salary. 

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Brian Cashman, general manager and senior vice president of the New York Yankees, announces that the team failed to secure a multi-year deal with right fielder Aaron Judge (99) before their opening day baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Friday, April 8, 2022, in New