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Did Yankees troll Jon Heyman with Aaron Judge contract tweet?

Adam Weinrib
Adam Weinrib

Yanks Go Yard

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 18: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees celebrates in the clubhouse after defeating the Cleveland Guardians in game five of the American League Division Series at Yankee Stadium on October 18, 2022 in New York, New York. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

After a nearly two-week delay (some of which was Hawaii-related, some of which just seemed unnecessary), the New York Yankees have officially announced that they’ve re-signed Aaron Judge to a nine-year deal through the 2031 season.

Very refreshing tweet to read, especially on the day Carlos Correa’s press conference was canceled amid some sort of test result malfunction. Feels good to read it!

It appears the Yankees are feeling equally satisfied with their Christmas purchase, considering how much fun they had with the roll-out of their social strategy.

On the night of Dec. 6, Yankee fans went to bed with cold chills after experiencing a seven-minute gap where Judge seemed likely to wind up with the San Francisco Giants. Even after MLB insider Jon Heyman walked back his tweet about “Arson” Judge preferring a new home, it still seemed more likely than not Judge would depart. After all, someone knew something, and that someone sprinkled seeds of San Fran.

Smash cut to the early morning of Dec. 7, though, and Judge agreed to be a Yankee for life. Quite a departure from the departure! And now, two weeks later, he’s officially set the city of New York ablaze. Just look at all that arson in his “Welcome Back!” tweet.

Yankees definitely made Aaron Judge an Arson Judge graphic

Can’t be 100% sure it’s a Heyman troll, but it certainly seems like it.

Prior to two weeks ago, Judge wasn’t known for fire. His name isn’t “Hose,” “Blaze” or “Inferno,” and he doesn’t have a particularly fiery personality. The Vegas odds on the Judge extension graphic having a gavel or court of law pictured must’ve been -1,000 … before Heyman renamed him “Arson.”

Now, flames, all of a sudden. Could be a coincidence. Could be a stroke of genius. Definitely a fire crime.

The Yankees also paid homage to the sweatshirt Judge rocked during his home run chase with a different caption for their longer video tribute.

Now all the Yankees need is one more tweet with a kiss of the interlocking NY logo, and they’ll have rounded up all of Judge’s greatest hits from 2022.

He may be an arsonist, but he’s our arsonist.

Adam Weinrib

Adam Weinrib

Adam Weinrib is a Content Director on the FanSided network, and has been the co-editor at Yanks Go Yard for 6 years. He also co-hosts The Baseball Insiders Podcast thrice weekly, alongside FanSided MLB insider Robert Murray, as well as the Yanks Go Yard Podcast. Previously, he was a Senior Editor at 12up.com, and has been covering MLB and NFL for 10 years. He was also a headline and features contributor at ClickHole and Onion Sports, as well as the Associate Producer of the ESPN 30 for 30 film "Believeland". An avowed fan of the New York sports teams -- specifically the Yankees -- as well as the North Carolina Tar Heels, you can find Adam complaining mid-game on Twitter, as well as on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn if the game goes really poorly.