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Yankees’ Aaron Judge now two homers shy of Roger Maris’ AL record

New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge hits his 59th home run during the seventh inning Sunday against the Milwaukee Brewers. (Kenny Yoo/AP)

MILWAUKEE — New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit his 58th and 59th home runs of the season on Sunday, moving within two of Roger Maris’ American League record with 16 games remaining.

Judge’s 11th multihomer game tied the season record set by Detroit’s Hank Greenberg 1938 and matched by the Cubs’ Sammy Sosa in 1998. The two homers against Milwaukee totaled 857 feet.

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