New York Yankees slugger and AL MVP frontrunner Aaron Judge took two steps closer to home run history Tuesday night. Judge swatted his 56th and 57th homers of the year in New York’s win over the rival Boston Red Sox (NYY 7, BOS 6 in 10 innings). Judge is now four behind Roger Maris’ American League single-season record of 61 homers set in 1961.
Both home runs Tuesday night were important. The first, a sixth-inning solo shot against Nick Pivetta, tied the game at 3-3, and the second, an eighth-inning solo blast against Garrett Whitlock, tied the game at 4-4. Judge had a chance to hit a third homer, but was intentionally walked with first base open in the tenth inning.
HR NO. 5️⃣6️⃣ FOR AARON JUDGE 🤩
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— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 14, 2022
NY #Yankees CF Aaron Judge, with two homers tonight, now leads #MLB with 57 home runs_20 more than #Phillies OF Kyle Schwarber (37).
Only one player in baseball history has ever won the MLB home-run title by 20 or more home runs in a single season.
His name is Babe Ruth.— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) September 14, 2022