The Yankees named Aaron Judge as the new captain of the team on Wednesday in a news conference announcing his new nine-year, $360 million contract. Judge becomes the 16th captain in team history and the first since Derek Jeter, who held the title from 2003 through 2014.

"It's difficult to imagine the Yankees without Aaron," Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner said.

Former slugger Fred McGriff was selected as the newest member of the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, with Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling denied once again.

McGriff was a unanimous choice among the 16 members of the inaugural contemporary baseball era committee, which considered a ballot of eight candidates whose primary contributions to the game took place after 1980. A player needs 75% of the vote to be elected.

McGriff, 59, starred for six different clubs during a 19-year career that ended in 2004. The five-time All-Star clubbed 493 homers and collected 2,493 hits while finishing in the top 10 of MVP balloting in six different seasons.

The Minnesota Twins continue to make a strong push to re-sign Carlos Correa, according to a report.

The Twins are one of as many as eight that are interested in the 28-year-old.

Correa's contract should exceed $250 million in total value.

He signed a three-year, $105.3 million contract with Minnesota last offseason, but opted out after just one year.