Judge, Yankees fail to agree to long-term contract

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Aaron Judge began what could be his last season with the New York Yankees after failing to agree to a long-term contract by the slugger's opening-day deadline to reach a deal. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said the team offered an eight-year contract worth $230.5 million to $234.5 million, the difference to have been determined in arbitration for this year's salary. Judge's representatives wanted a nine-year deal in excess of the average annual value of Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout's contract, which comes to $319.6 million, a person familiar with the negotiations said, speaking on condition of anonymity because Judge's stance was not made public.

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