Aaron Judge will be a free agent after the conclusion of the World Series, but he wasn't ready to think about his future moments after the Houston Astros completed a four-game sweep of the New York Yankees in the ALCS.

In the hours before Opening Day, Judge declined a seven-year contract offer from the Yankees that would have paid him $213.5 million from 2023 to 2029.

He went on to hit an AL record 62 home runs, thereby increasing his value.

"That's all going to run through my agent. I haven't even thought about the next step yet," Judge said. "But like I said, we've got time to figure it out."

Judge sounded wistful when he took a moment to describe his six-year career in pinstripes.

"Getting the chance to wear the pinstripes and play right field at Yankee Stadium, it's an incredible honor that I definitely didn't take for granted at any point," he said. "I always checked myself pregame, when I'd say a little prayer, I'd kind of look around the stadium and kind of pinch myself that there's very few individuals that get a chance to run out on that field and do that and play in front of the fans that support us throughout my whole six years here. It was a special time. I just kick myself for not bringing home that championship for them."