Aaron Judge Blasts 62nd Home Run, Sets Yankees, A.L. Record!

Aaron Judge has made historical past … the New York Yankees celebrity slugger simply knocked his record-breaking 62nd residence run of the yr.

Judge, with simply 3 video games remaining within the common season, led off the 2nd leg of a day-night doubleheader with a blast to left area at Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX.

With the house run, #99 passes late Yankees star Roger Maris … who hit 61 HR’s in 1961.

In truth, a number of members of Maris’ household had been available to witness the historic second.

Now, the million-dollar query (actually) is who caught the ball … and do they commerce it again to AJ? A memorabilia knowledgeable beforehand advised us the ball may very well be value tons of of 1000’s of {dollars} or extra.

The report wasn’t simply the Yankees’ excessive mark — it was additionally one of the best ever by an American League participant … that’s till about 10 minutes in the past when 30-year-old, 6’7″ Judge stepped to the plate.

Longballs apart, Judge — who will likely be a free agent subsequent yr — has had top-of-the-line offensive seasons ever. AJ has knocked in 131 runs, batting leadoff a lot of the time, all whereas batting .310. He additionally has 176 hits and scored 132 runs.

Of course, Sammy Sosa (66), Mark McGwire (70) and Barry Bonds (73) all hit over 62 dingers within the N.L. … however their careers (and the report) have been tainted by allegations of using performance-enhancing medicine.

Because of that, many baseball purists consider the true residence run report is now held by none aside from Aaron Judge.