Roger Maris

2022 - 9 - 28

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61! Judge ties Maris for all-time AL homer record (MLB.com)

TORONTO -- Two slugging right fielders taking their swings in Yankees uniforms 61 years apart, one assigned No. 9 and the other sporting a super-sized No.

He stamped that out quickly, telling Boone: “I want to play.” Boone agreed, slotting Judge in as the designated hitter. Cole retired the first 15 Blue Jays, striking out four batters to equal a different beloved Yankees single-season record -- [Ron Guidry](https://www.mlb.com/player/115228)’s franchise mark of 248 strikeouts, set in 1978. “My game plan is what got me to this point,” Judge said. [Bryan Hoch](mailto:[email protected]) has covered the Yankees for MLB.com since 2007. The Yankees spilled out of the dugout to congratulate Judge after the home run, which came in his 35th plate appearance since slugging No. Yet Judge insists that he has not changed his approach one iota since Opening Day; to hear him explain it, this was all meant to be. “Sitting at 60 for a while there with 'The Babe' was nice,” Judge said. The ball smacked into a wall just below them and came to a stop near the bullpen mound, where it was retrieved by pitching coach Matt Buschmann and “She’s been with me through it all,” Judge said. It was Judge’s hardest-hit homer of the season. That’s one thing that’s so special about the Yankee organization, all the guys that came before us and paved the way, played the game the right way.” 9 and the other sporting a super-sized No.

Roger Maris Jr. says Aaron Judge should be considered true record ... (CBS sports.com)

Maris Jr. says he considers the records held by Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire to be illegitimate.

After the game, Maris Jr. In the end, 73 is the record and will remain the record until someone hits 74. [San Francisco Giants](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/SF/san-francisco-giants/) -- to be the record, [which of course it is](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/no-aaron-judge-wont-be-baseballs-real-home-run-king-if-he-gets-to-62-this-season/). I think baseball needs to look at the records and I think baseball should do something." He sat with Judge's mother, Patty, during Wednesday's game and then congratulated Judge personally after the game. Maris of course hit 61 home runs with the 1961 Yankees.

Roger Maris' son rips Barry Bonds after Yankees' Aaron Judge's ... (nj.com)

Aaron Judge has never used steroids and Barry Bonds cheated. That's how the son of New York Yankees legend Roger Maris sees it.

He should be revered and celebrated just like the single-season home run champion, not like he’s the American League home run champion. “The million-dollar question is will he be celebrated as the single-season home run champ?” Maris Jr. He should be celebrated and I can’t think of anybody better than Aaron Judge, the face of baseball, to actually do this.” “He’s a Yankee,” said the 64-year-old Maris Jr. “Will he get all the fanfare that he deserves? That’s who he is. He’s going to be in New York. “He plays the game the right way, and I think it gives people the chance to look at somebody who should be revered for hitting 62 home runs, and not just a guy who hit it in the American League, but for being the actual single-season home run champion. Bonds passed McGwire in 2001. Judge, who grew up a Giants fan in Northern California, has said this season he believes Bonds to be the rightful single-season record holder. said that he believes “it means a lot for a lot of people that he’s clean,” referring to Judge. In a press conference following Judge’s accomplishment, Maris was asked whether he considered the home run totals of Bonds and McGwire — both suspected of steroid use — to be illegitimate.

Yankees star Aaron Judge hits 61st home run, ties Roger Maris' AL ... (Boston.com)

Aaron Judge had gone seven games since his last home run, 34 plate appearances of fans quieting to a hush with every pitch.

Ruth set the record four times in all, with 54 in 1920, 59 in 1921 and 60 in 1927, a mark that stood until Maris’ 61 in 1961. Judge isn’t sure what he will give the Hall of Fame. 4, 1991, when a committee on statistical accuracy chaired by Commissioner Fay Vincent voted unanimously to recognize Maris as the record holder. “I think baseball needs to look at the records. He has a chance to become the first AL Triple Crown winner since Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera in 2012. Nap Lajoie hit 14 in the AL’s first season as a major league in 1901, and Philadelphia Athletics teammate Socks Seabold had 16 the next year, a mark that stood until Babe Ruth hit 29 in 1919. “From the Little League days, from getting me ready for school, taking me to my first couple of practices and games, being there for my first professional game, being there for my debut, and then now getting the chance to be here for this, this is so special. “You hear the noise. Mark McGwire hit 70 home runs in 1998 and 65 the following year, and Bonds topped him with 73 in 2001. He had tied Roger Maris’ American League record of 61 home runs in a season, what many fans consider baseball’s “clean” standard for the sport. “I think everyone is just so excited for him.” His 117.4 mph drive off left-hander Tim Mayza (8-1) snapped a 3-3 tie and took just 3.8 seconds to land 394 feet from the plate.

Roger Maris Would be 'Tickled to Death' to be Matched by Aaron ... (The New York Times)

Aaron Judge tied Roger Maris's American League record with his 61st home run of the season, and Maris's former teammate Bobby Richardson sees many ...

“The boy is planning to get married and he can use the money, but he still wanted to give the ball back to me for nothing. Frick had infamously declared that July that if it took a hitter longer than 154 games to eclipse Ruth, a “distinctive mark in the record books” would be affixed to the total. Instead, the 61st homer found its way to Sal Durante, a 19-year-old fan from Brooklyn who caught it on the fly in the stands. Louis that off-season, but Maris took the time to commission a personalized gift for his friend. But the Yankees held a day to honor Richardson before his retirement in late 1966, a miserable year in which the team finished in last place for the first time since 1912. “He had a friend who was a jeweler and had it made. “He would be tickled to death that Judge would be the one breaking his record. Richardson, who is 5-foot-9, never had his number retired for him by the Yankees, as Maris did for his No. Judge is the first hitter to reach 61 homers in the two decades that Major League Baseball has been testing for performance-enhancing drugs. Judge connected off the Blue Jays left-hander Tim Mayza with a liner to left in the seventh inning, a two-run shot that broke a tie in an eventual 8-3 Yankees victory. When Maris was laid to rest on a bitterly cold December day in Fargo, N.D., Bobby Richardson gave the eulogy. Roger Maris was 19 days old when Babe Ruth hit his final home run for the Yankees in 1934.

Roger Maris Jr.: Aaron Judge on verge of becoming 'the actual ... (USA TODAY)

If Aaron Judge hits 62 home runs, he will be baseball's real single-season home run champion in the eyes of Roger Maris Jr.

I think baseball needs to look at the records and I think baseball should do something." "I think most people do." set the MLB record for home runs in 1961, eclipsing the mark held by the legendary Babe Ruth. He should be revered for being the actual single-season home run champ," Maris continued. "I think it gives people a chance to look at somebody who should be revered for hitting 62 home runs and not just as a guy who did it in the American League. Afterward in a press conference, Maris Jr.