Aaron Judge rejecting Giants for Yankees return sends MLB Twitter into frenzy

Aaron Judge is not coming home to the Bay Area.

Instead of signing with the Giants in free agency as was speculated, the reigning American League MVP decided to return to the New York Yankees on a contract reported to be nine years and $360 million, per The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal.

On Tuesday, MLB Network's Jon Heyman prematurely reported that "Arson [sic] Judge appears headed to the Giants," only to delete his tweet and apologize for jumping the gun. That made Wednesday morning's news sting even more for Giants fans, who went to sleep Tuesday night hoping it was only a matter of hours before a superstar signed in the Bay.

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Here are some of the best reactions to the news:

At least the Giants got Arson Judge.
— Randy Wilkins (@pamsson) December 7, 2022

first look at Aaron Judge in a Yankees uniform

(per @jonmorosi) pic.twitter.com/Jn6FleW9eQ
— Cut4 (@Cut4) December 7, 2022

The #SFGiants failed to receive a rose from

Aaron Judge
Juan Soto
Bryce Harper
Shohei Ohtani
Giancarlo Stanton
Jon Lester

Always a bridesmaid, never a bride.
— Taylor Wirth (@WirthTM) December 7, 2022

https://twitter.com/cmkuiper/status/1600494327347937280

Aaron Judge after signing a nine-year deal with the Yankees pic.twitter.com/ndfPJEKnVm
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) December 7, 2022

So much for that. https://t.co/8hl26yOGsy
— Bonta Hill (@BontaHill) December 7, 2022

Aaron Judge in New York. Arson Judge in San Francisco. MLB enters a new golden age. https://t.co/CtQCM5YqLL
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) December 7, 2022

Well at least the Giants will have a ton of money next offseason so they can make a huge offer that Shohei Ohtani will reject
— Dave (@gggiants) December 7, 2022

At least the Giants still got Arson Judge 🤷‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/8tfM6qxZmB
— Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) December 7, 2022

In case you needed a better understanding of what Aaron Judge’s nine-year, $360 million contract with the Yankees means. That’s nearly…

$770,000 per week
$110,000 per day
$4,600 per hour
$76 per minute

🤯🤯🤯

(H/T @JoePompliano) pic.twitter.com/kBLCOzBR4V
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) December 7, 2022