Aaron Judge, Home Run
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Yankees superstar Aaron Judge is in a home run flurry that has rarely been seen in MLB history. Through his age-29 season, he had 158 career home runs and on Saturday, at age 33, he hit his 350th career home run . Judge homered 62 times in 2022, 37 times in 106 games in 2023, 58 times last year and so far this season has 35 homers in 95 games.
The New York Yankees' superstar hit his 350th career homer on Saturday. No one has ever reached 350 as fast as Judge. In fact, it hasn't been close. MLB Network's Sarah Langs shared that Judge has reached 350 home runs in 192 fewer games than anyone else ever has.
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.
New York Yankees star Aaron Judge added another impressive accomplishment to his collection in Saturday's loss against the Chicago Cubs (box score), launching his 35th home run of the season and the 350th of his career.
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Aaron Judge hit his 350th career home run in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs. In doing so, the New York Yankees slugger reached the milestone faster than any other player in baseball history.
Aaron Judge became the fastest player in MLB history to reach 350 career homers on Saturday and it feels inevitable that the Bronx slugger will join the hallowed 500-homer club sometime in the next several years.
Aaron Judge didn’t need to pose or flip his bat. For the New York Yankees captain, breaking records is just business as usual. MLB recognized it almost instantly, posting the feat on its social media channels before Judge even got back to the dugout.
This is what has distinguished Aaron Judge – the speed and volume with which he has racked up homers. He just has zipped into the left lane to pass player after player.
To borrow a phrase from Lady Gaga, New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge stands at the edge of glory. The slugger is trying to win his second straight Amer