Opposing teams still choose to pitch to Aaron Judge and he keeps hitting bombs.
The Yankees’ All Star slugger moved closer to breaking Roger Maris’ team record for home runs in a single season, smashing a pair of homers in the Yankees’ 7-6 win over the Red Sox in Boston on Tuesday night. Judge hit homers 56 and 57 after five consecutive games without one, putting him four home runs away from tying Maris’ Yankee and American League home run record of 61. Judge has 20 games left, and if he can hit five more, he’ll set the new mark.
The home run chase is all the craze in the major leagues this season, but Judge is hitting his way into the Triple Crown conversation also. Judge leads the majors in RBI with 123, 14 more than Cardinals’ All Star Paul Goldschmidt. Judge is second in the batting average race with a .302 average, which trails Twins’ Luis Arraez .319.
