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Aaron Judge's free agency: How a small inner circle and a 3 a.m. phone call kept him a Yankee - The Athletic
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Aaron Judge embracing free agency process next winter - Sports
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Aaron Judge's free agency has arrived - Pinstripe Alley
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Yankees re-sign slugger Aaron Judge for $360M
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How MLB Authenticates Balls Like Aaron Judge's 60th Homer - The
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Aaron Judge - Wikipedia
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Aaron Judge market takes shape: Yankees' free-agent slugger has 9