Aaron Judge Keeps Making History, Sets New Home Run Record
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Judge has been pretty great as well. With a 3-for-4 performance on Saturday, the All-Star and reigning MVP is leading the league with a .358 average and a 1.204 OPS. He also has 81 RBI. His 35 home runs, meanwhile, are second in baseball – Seattle’s Cal Raleigh has 38 – and the most ever by a Yankee prior to the All-Star break.
Judge, who is hitting .358 following a 3-for-4 afternoon, also easily can claim the most homers of any player through 1,088 games — 50 more than Hall of Fame slugger Ralph Kiner. His 35 homers this season represent the most by a Yankee before the All-Star break, eclipsing his previous best of 34 from one year ago.
Aaron Judge set an MLB record with 350 HRs in 1,088 games, surpassing Babe Ruth's pace in a historic power feat for the New York Yankees.
Aaron Judge became the fastest player to hit 350 career home runs, hitting with a two-run shot for the Yankees in the 9th inning vs. the Cubs.
While the New York Yankees were facing a longshot to come back in the final half-inning on Saturday against the Chicago Cubs, that didn't stop Aaron Judge from