Aaron Judge

The New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals, 1-0, on Thursday at Yankee Stadium thanks to Aaron Judge's 39th home run of the season.

Toronto) ... marked his fifth career “walk-off” hit and his fourth of the season...was his sixth career “walk-off” plate appearance. Please consider supporting us with a subscription. His three “walk-off” home runs this year are tied with Mickey Mantle (three in 1959) for the most by a Yankee in a single season. Recorded his career-high 10th stolen base of the season (previous: 9SB in 2017) ... with 39HR and 10SB this season, is the first Yankee to hit at least 30HR and record at least 10SB in a single season since Curtis Granderson hit 43HR and recorded 10SB in 2012. Is just the fourth Yankee (fifth time) and the 10th Major League player (11th time) to hit at least 39 home runs through his club’s first 100 games of a season ... joins Mark McGwire (43HR in 1998 with STL), Barry Bonds (42HR in 2001 with SFG), Jimmie Foxx (41HR in 1932 with PHA), Babe Ruth (41HR in 1928 and 41HR in 1921 with NYY), Reggie Jackson (40HR in 1969 with OAK), Roger Maris (40HR in 1961 with NYY), Ken Griffey Jr. (40HR in 1998 with SEA), Luis Gonzalez (40HR in 2001 with ARI) and Mickey Mantle (39HR in 1961 with NYY). Has 6HR in his last 7G and 9HR in his last 12G. According to Elias, Judge’s four “walk-off” RBI hits this season tied Dave Winfield (1985) and Claudell Washington (1988) for the most “walk-off” RBI hits by a Yankees player in a season since 1920 (first year RBIs were officially recorded).

Aaron Judge became the first big leaguer with 40 homers this season, smashed a grand slam for No. 41 and robbed a home run in right field as the Yankees ...

Judge hit a career-high 52 homers while winning AL Rookie of the Year in 2017. It was his second homer in three at-bats after he hit a game-ending drive in the ninth inning of a 1-0 win against Kansas City on Thursday night. Judge, Maris and Babe Ruth in 1928 are the only Yankees with at least 40 homers by the end of July, per MLB.com.

After M.J. Melendez led off the game with a high drive to right field off Gerrit Cole, Judge used every bit of his 6-foot-7 frame to scale the wall and make the ...

Judge wasn’t nearly done with the heroics. Recently-acquired Andrew Benintendi started in left field with Aaron Hicks manning center, shifting Judge over to a position where he is, evidently, just as comfortable. Judge, who has played a superb center field this season, was making his first start in right field since July 10.

Aaron Judge hit his third walk-off homer of the season on Friday, tying the Yankees record and nearing an MLB record.

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball "Seeing it from the other side, it’s incredible what he’s doing," Benintendi said. Jim Thome has the most with 13, while six others (Foxx, Mantle, Musial, Babe Ruth, Frank Robinson and Albert Pujols) are tied for second with 12. Dating back to 1975, only four players have hit more than four walk-off hits in a single season. It was Judge's third walk-off home run of the year, tying him with Mickey Mantle for the most by a Yankee in a single season.

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge reached the 40 home run mark on Friday night against the Kansas City Royals. His 40th homer, a 449-foot blast to ...

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge reached the 40 home run mark on Friday night against the Kansas City Royals. His 40th homer, a 449-foot blast to left field, reached an exit velocity of 110.2 miles per hour. “I’m focused on winning baseball games right now,” Judge said. Judge, 30, is one of three Yankees players to have 40 home runs by the end of July, joining Roger Maris (1961) and Babe Ruth (1928). He is one home run away from surpassing Ruth for the most homers by a Yankee player through the end of July.

New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge is the first player in Major League Baseball to hit 40 home runs this season, robbing a home run in the same ...

The right fielder tracked down a missile off the bat of Royals catcher MJ Melendez just four pitches into the game, leaping at the right-field wall to make the grab. The next day, after robbing a home run in right field in the top of the first inning, Judge decimated his 40th home run of the year. On Thursday night, Judge walloped his third walk-off home run of the season, a blast in the bottom of the ninth that gave the Yankees a 1-0 victory over the Royals.

Judge's third inning blast off Royals starter Kris Bubic scored both him and DJ LeMahieu, who walked before Judge's at-bat. It gave Judge 40 home runs on the ...

Roger Maris, another Yankees legend holds the American League — though not the Major League one — for most homers in a season with 61. Babe Ruth struck 41 home runs by the end of July in 1928 with the New York Yankees to set an AL record, which the Philadelphia Athletics' Jimmie Foxx later tied in 1932. One night after a walk-off homer accounted for the only run in a 1-0 win over the Royals, Judge garnered more chants of "MVP" from the Yankee Stadium crowd.

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Anthony Rizzo, Gleyber Torres and Judge all homered, but it wasn’t enough in a Yankees loss. “Judgy kind of had that look in his eye tonight,” Manager Aaron Boone said. A special moment you get to share with them.” “It’s good, it lets you kind of get deep into your at-bat and not rush your plan and try to execute best as possible.” “Hey, if we don’t get a hit or get the job done that time, I know the guy behind me is going to pick it up.” When asked what powered the Yankees to a 13th straight win at home, Judge said, “The fans. “It’d be great if it happened,” Judge said of the concept of hitting 62 home runs this season. Obviously the power has been right there.” The second one, he just took a pitch right down the middle and he hit a long way.” “It doesn’t cease to amaze the season he’s putting together,” Manager Aaron Boone said of Judge’s ninth-inning homer off Scott Barlow that gave the Yankees their only run of the day — and a walk-off win at home. Five innings — and one rain delay — later, he went deep again, this time with the bases loaded, pushing the score to 11-5. That shouldn’t come as a surprise since he was the first to 10, 20 and 30 as well.

Only 10 players have previously gotten to the 40-HR mark before August.

Judge's career high in home runs is 52, which he did as a rookie in 2017. Babe Ruth (1927 this time), Mickey Mantle (1961), A-Rod (2007) and Gleyber Torres (2019) were previously tied for the record at eight. This means of the previous 11 times a player reached 40 homers before August, five times the player got to 60 home runs (Babe Ruth's 60-homer season was 1927). We can throw an asterisk on Williams, too, since the season ended less than two weeks later due to strike -- meaning we're at essentially half the previous entries getting to 60. - Sammy Sosa, 40, 1999 Let's zero in on Judge's personal accolades here, though. The lead wouldn't last long, as the Royals would put up five runs in the fifth.

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge reached the 40 home run mark on Friday night against the Kansas City Royals. His 40th homer, a 449-foot blast to ...

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge reached the 40 home run mark on Friday night against the Kansas City Royals. His 40th homer, a 449-foot blast to left field, reached an exit velocity of 110.2 miles per hour. “I’m focused on winning baseball games right now,” Judge said. Judge, 30, is one of three Yankees players to have 40 home runs by the end of July, joining Roger Maris (1961) and Babe Ruth (1928). He is one home run away from surpassing Ruth for the most homers by a Yankee player through the end of July.

Aaron Judge became the first player in the majors with 40 home runs this season with a two-run drive for the New York Yankees against the Kansas City ...

They came into Friday with three straight shutouts and hadn’t scored since the eighth inning of a 7-0 win against the Los Angeles Angels on Monday. It was his second homer in three at-bats after he hit a game-ending drive in the ninth inning of a 1-0 win against Kansas City on Thursday night. Judge hit a career-high 52 homers while winning AL Rookie of the Year in 2017.

Aaron Judge became the first player in the majors with 40 home runs this season with a two-run drive for the New York Yankees against the Kansas City Royals ...

It was his second homer in three at-bats after he hit a game-ending drive in the ninth inning of a 1-0 win against Kansas City on Thursday night. Garcia also hit a clean single in the fifth. New York will celebrate its annual Old-Timers' Day prior to the game, although the usual exhibition game of retired Yankees was called off because too many former players are recovering from surgeries. Garcia got his first career hit with an infield single in the third, Kansas City’s first hit of the game. He also had a single and finished with six RBIs. Judge, Maris and Babe Ruth in 1928 are the only Yankees with at least 40 homers by the end of July, per MLB.com.

Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge ended Thursday night's game against the Royals with a walk-off home run. Friday, he went deep twice more and made some ...

In the first inning, Kansas City leadoff batter MJ Melendez stroked a 98 mph fastball that was destined to land two feet beyond the wall in right field before the 6-foot-7 Judge went up and brought it back. Judge's career high in home runs is 52, which he did as a rookie in 2017. Babe Ruth (1927 this time), Mickey Mantle (1961), A-Rod (2007) and Gleyber Torres (2019) were previously tied for the record at eight. This means of the previous 11 times a player reached 40 homers before August, five times the player got to 60 home runs (Babe Ruth's 60-homer season was 1927). We can throw an asterisk on Williams, too, since the season ended less than two weeks later due to strike -- meaning we're at essentially half the previous entries getting to 60. Let's zero in on Judge's personal accolades here, though. The lead wouldn't last long, as the Royals would put up five runs in the fifth.

The New York Yankees hammered the Kansas City Royals, 11-5, at Yankee Stadium on Friday night, thanks in large part to two Aaron Judge home runs.

In the third, Judge followed DJ LeMahieu’s four-pitch walk with his 40th blast of the season, a 449-foot homer to center field. Barlow walked HIcks in a full count to tie the game. That loaded the bags for Benintendi, who hit a hard grounder in the hole to the right. It was Benintendi’s first hit with the Yankees since the Royals traded him to New York late Wednesday night. Aaron Judge struck out to start the inning against Scott Barlow, against whom Judge rocked a walk-off home run in the ninth Thursday night. The Yankees entered the day with an 11 1/2-game lead in the American League East.

The Yankees star continued his tear at the plate with a historic night against the Royals.

Judge crossing the 40 home run mark was historic, as he became just the third Yankee to hit 40 home runs before the end of July. The previous two? If they do capture a championship this fall, their All-Star figures to be a big reason why. Babe Ruth, who hit 41 home runs before the end of July in the 1928 season, and Roger Maris, who hit 40 home runs before the end of July in ’61.

Aaron Judge became the first player this season to reach 40 homers and then capped an eight-run eighth inning with a grand slam for No. 41 as the New York ...

They went just 3-for-11 with runners in scoring position, with two of those three hits failing to produce a run. He pitched 6 2/3 innings on the muggy night and allowed two runs on five hits, two walks and five strikeouts. White Sox right-hander Lance Lynn fell to 1-4 after yielding five runs (four earned) and six hits in 5 2/3 innings. Kwan stole second and then scored when Ramirez hit his 21st home run of the season to give the Guardians a 3-1 lead in the fifth. The Angels aided the Rangers' rally with a fielding error by second baseman Luis Rengifo that led to four of the runs being unearned. Willy Adames went 3-for-5 and drove in a run for the Brewers, who have won three straight games and six of seven since the All-Star break. Verlander (14-3) took sole possession of the major league lead in wins by shackling the Mariners, who have dropped five consecutive games to Houston since the All-Star break. Cleveland extended the lead to 4-1 in the seventh when Kwan scored when Ramirez singled. The Blue Jays said he has a contusion on the elbow and X-rays were negative. The Royals rallied for five runs off Gerrit Cole in the fifth. Benches briefly cleared in the ninth when Cincinnati reliever Dauri Moreta hit Anthony Santander with a pitch after the Orioles had taken the lead. Judge reached 40 by hitting a 449-foot, two-run shot to left field in the third.

It's not even August, and Yankees star Aaron Judge has hit 41 home runs.

“I’m not saying not at all,” he said. “But it’s not something that’s in the front of the mind for me. “Like I’ve said a thousand times, the focus is on winning baseball games right now. Whatever it is, nobody’s better equipped to go through it and handle it.” ** Judge has five home runs in his last five games, eight in his last eight games and 11 in his last 13 games. ** In the Yankees’ last eight games, Judge has driven in 19 of their 38 runs.

New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge made more history in a win over the Kansas City Royals, hitting two more home runs to set a new franchise record.

"A steady dose of amazingness every day," Cole added with a smile. Judge set a new franchise record with that grand slam, making Friday his ninth multi-home run game of this campaign. I wish I could have my phone on the bench like the rest of the fans that take a video during every one of his at-bats." He leads the league with 6.1 fWAR. No other player has more than 5.0 fWAR in 2022. "Like I've said 1,000 times, I'm focused on winning baseball right now," he explained. Capping off an eight-run frame for New York's offense, the right fielder belted a grand slam to the opposite field.

After launching a two-run shot off Kris Bubic in the third inning, Judge capped the scoring on the night with a grand slam in the eighth off Jackson Kowar.

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Aaron Judge has hit 41 home runs this season. What could be on the docket for the rest of the season? Here's a look at his homer pace and potential context.

Roger Maris’ 61 in 1961 is also the American League record. Most HR in a season, MLB history: That would be the most in a season in Yankees history.

Just another day at the office for Aaron Judge. In Friday's very typical outing against the Kansas City Royals, the New York Yankees star launched his 40th homer of the year, a two-run shot, some 449 feet in the third inning, before belting a grand ...

Run of the mill. His first home run of the night made him the first player to hit 40 homers before August since Barry Bonds and Luis Gonzalez did it in 2001. In Friday's very typical outing against the Kansas City Royals, the New York Yankees star launched his 40th homer of the year, a two-run shot, some 449 feet in the third inning, before belting a grand slam into the right-field bleachers in the bottom of the eighth.

Judge is the first player in Yankees history to hit 42 home runs before August and he is the second fastest player in baseball history to 200 career homers.

He leads baseball in runs (84), RBI (89), and total bases (250) in addition to home runs. To match that total Judge needs to hit 19 homers in his team's final 60 games. Kyle Schwarber (32) and Yordan Alvarez (30) are the only other players with even 30 home runs this season.

Yankees star Aaron Judge became the second-fastest player in major league history to reach 200 career home runs with...

Philadelphia’s Kyle Schwarber is second in the majors with 32. A free agent at the end of the season, Judge has nine homers and 21 RBIs with a .447 batting average in 10 games since the All-Star break. He is tied with Sammy Sosa and two behind Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire for the most before Aug. 1 in MLB history.

The New York Yankees are 85 games into the 2022 regular season and Aaron Judge is dominating the home run count.

He is currently fourth on the list for most home runs by a player through their first 98 games of the season behind Mark McGwire in both 1996 and 1998 with 43 and 44, respectively. Aaron Judge leads with the most home runs this season with 41. How many home runs has Aaron Judge had this season?

Yankees star Aaron Judge became the second-fastest player in major league history to reach 200 career home runs with a two-run drive in the second inning ...

Greinke (3-6, 3.44 ERA) takes to the mound for Kansas City in the series finale. After hitting just one homer in his first 13 games, Judge has connected for 36 over his last 79 games and is on pace to surpass Roger Maris’ club record of 61, set in 1961. Royals: RHP Zack Greinke, originally scheduled to pitch Saturday, was given an extra day of rest and will now pitch Sunday. ... SS Bobby Witt Jr. returned to the lineup after missing five games with right hamstring soreness. He is tied with Sammy Sosa and two behind Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire for the most before Aug. 1 in MLB history. Bonds holds the season record with 73 homers in 2001. It was one of his two hits, and he also walked twice.

The Yankees outfielder also became the team's first player to hit 42 home runs before the month of August.

In order to match that, Judge would need to hit 13 more home runs in the final 60 games of the season. On top of this, Saturday’s home run brought Judge’s career total to 200, making him the second fastest player in MLB history to reach this milestone. He’s now hit 12 home runs in the last 14 games.

NEW YORK -- As members of the greatest teams in recent Yankees history milled about in Monument Park on Saturday afternoon, inspecting the plaques and ...

“As long as they keep pitching to him, I believe he can do it,” Martinez said. “He’s a good ambassador for the team. I just hope that he continues to stay healthy.” “I’m excited to get that out of the way, plus we got a win, so just keep it rolling.” “You can’t look at it,” said Judge, who is on pace to hit 66 homers over a 162-game schedule. He eclipsed Babe Ruth (41 homers in 1928) for the most home runs ever hit by a Yankee before Aug. 1, amid a surge that puts Judge on track to shatter Roger Maris’ American League single-season record of 61 home runs, which was set in 1961.