Former Boston Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury approves of one the New York Yankees’ offseason move.
The Yankees pulled the long-awaited trigger and retained Aaron Judge. Both sides came to an agreement on a nine-year extension worth $360 million. And shortly after, the Yankees elected to name Judge the organization’s 16th captain — the first since Derek Jeter.
Ellsbury took to Twitter and congratulated his former teammate of two seasons.
“Congrats @TheJudge44 on being named captain. We all knew it was a matter of time,” Ellsbury tweeted Thursday.
In Boston, Ellsbury took the field for his best big-league seasons. The now-retired outfielder won two World Series titles (2007, 2013) and notched his only All-Star appearance (2011) with the Red Sox.
Like Judge, Ellsbury also secured a payday with the Yankees. In 2013, he signed a seven-year deal worth $153 million to join the Red Sox’s all-time rival.
That investment didn’t age well for the Yankees’ pockets. Ellsbury proceeded to play just four seasons and batted just .264 with just one double-figure home run season in New York.
Judge, on the other hand, is coming off a historic campaign. Last season he belted a record-breaking 62 home runs and earned his first American League MVP award.
