New York Yankees offered Aaron Judge $230 million contract, GM Brian Cashman says

NEW YORK — All-Star right fielder Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees have not come to an agreement on a contract extension ahead of the slugger's self-imposed deadline of Opening Day.

General manager Brian Cashman said the team offered a seven-year, $213.5 million extension, which, paired with the $17 million they've offered in arbitration this season, would have made the entire package just over $230 million.

Speaking earlier Friday, Judge deferred to Cashman when asked about his contract status with the team.

«I'm not gonna get into it right now,» Judge said. «I think Cashman will have an update for you guys, but I got a game to focus on right now. So if it happens, it happens. If it doesn't, I'll see you guys after the game and we'll talk about that. I think we'll have a better update after the game.»

When asked whether negotiations were still ongoing, Judge reiterated that negotiations would continue up until first pitch, scheduled for Friday at 1:08 p.m. ET in the Bronx.

«This is the deadline. If it doesn't get done, then we'll work on the one-year arbitration deal and move on from there,» Judge said. «This is it. I don't want to be a distraction during the year; we got so many things to focus on, you know, a lot of good things happening, and I don't want this to be a distraction for the team all year. After a good series, a good month, more talks… a bad series, a bad month… 'should've signed that extension' or something like that.»

He added: «Opening Day is not done. First pitch is that 1:08. Today's the deadline. So we'll be talking about an extension or no extension, and we'll be done with it and get on to baseball.»

Judge was unable to agree on a contract with the Yankees for the 2022 regular season after the