Yankees president Randy Levine discusses Aaron Judge's impending free agency: 'It'll be up to him'

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Aaron Judge is playing himself into what may be the biggest payday in the history of baseball.

Set to hit the free agent market at season's end, the New York Yankees outfielder is on pace to break Roger Maris' American League record for most home runs in a single season (61), and some may argue that's the true MLB record.

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Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees hits a two-run home run during the sixth inning against the Minnesota Twins at Yankee Stadium on Sept. 5, 2022. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Thirty teams are going to want Judge on their team beginning in 2023, and he'll have the chance to talk to all of them. But make no mistake, the Yanks want him back.

"We love Aaron Judge. We think Aaron Judge is an all-time Yankee," Levine said on "The Show" with Jon Heyman and Joel Sherman. "We think he’s a great player, beyond great player. We think he’s a great person. That is why we offered him the highest all-time position player contract in the history of the Yankees."

Before Opening Day, Judge declined a $213.5 million, seven-year extension that would have begun in 2023 that also included a $17 million arbitration figure for this season. The deal would have totaled $230.5 million over eight years with an average annual value a little less than $29 million a year (Alex Rodriguez's deal back in 2007 was for 10 years and $275 million).

The 30-year-old reportedly had been searching for a deal of at least nine years and more than $300 million, so it's no question there will be lots of discussion in the offseason.

New York Yankees' Aaron Judge gestures to fans after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in