Aaron Judge stands by the plaque of Roger Maris, whose American League single-season home run mark was passed by Judge this season. The Yankees used a December 21 press conference to formally announce they had re-signed their star slugger to a nine-year, $360 million deal. It represents the largest free-agent contract in major league history. The Yankees also named Judge the 16th team captain in franchise history, and the first since Derek Jeter retired in 2014.