Aaron Judge will be eligible for free agency shortly after the 2022 season, but he would prefer to remain with the New York Yankees.

Judge hopes to sign an extension with the club before Opening Day.

"You know, leading into this, especially coming up through the minor leagues and rookie ball, you want to be a free agent, test the market a little bit and see what's out there," he said.

"But that's one thing, I've been lucky enough to play in the best organization out of all of them, so who wants to go anywhere else? If we get an extension done before the season starts, that'd be great. I'd be completely honored to wear pinstripes for a couple more years. But if it doesn't happen and this is my last year [as a Yankee], I had a lot of great memories."

Judge hit .287/.373/.533 with 39 home runs in 148 games last season.