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Cubs great Ryne Sandberg statue set to join fellow Hall of Famers on Gallagher Way

The statue is set to be unveiled in 2024, president of business operations Crane Kenney said at Cubs Convention.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 14, 2023

Aaron Judge is AP male athlete of year after setting HR mark

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge has been voted The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year

The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2022

What makes Aaron Judge special? MLB’s top sluggers weigh in as Yankee great chases history.

NEW YORK — Jim Thome’s 14-year-old son, Landon, has come down to breakfast at the Thome household most mornings this baseball season with a question for his old man, the fearsome Hall of Fame slugger who smacked 612 home runs during his playing career:

Tribune News Service · Oct 5, 2022

Yankees' Aaron Judge sets new American League home run record

The outfielder's 62nd home run of the season broke Roger Maris' record set in 1961.

Axios · Oct 5, 2022

Aaron Judge hits home run #62 and makes baseball history

The New York Yankees' star outfielder has broken the 61-year-old record set by fellow Yankee Roger Maris back in 1961.

WEKU · Oct 5, 2022

Aaron Judge Sets AL Record With 62nd Home Run

Judge moves past Roger Maris to stand alone atop the American League’s single-season list.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 5, 2022

Coverage of Aaron Judge’s home-run chase puts Len Kasper’s move to radio in focus

For those who still don’t accept Kasper’s rationale for leaving Cubs TV for White Sox radio nearly two years ago, consider what happened in baseball broadcasting last week.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 29, 2022

Roger Maris Jr. calls Aaron Judge the true home run king

Judge tied the AL record with his 61st homer on Wednesday. Maris Jr. earlier said he considers the home run totals held by Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds to be illegitimate. “I think most people do.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 29, 2022

Aaron Judge Makes History, but 61 Is Not the Record

Barry Bonds holds the single-season record, yet what the Yankees star has accomplished is still worth celebrating.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 29, 2022

Aaron Judge hits 61st home run of season, ties Roger Maris’ AL record as Yankees beat Blue Jays

TORONTO — After seven games and eight days without a home run, the frustration started to show. In a 3-2 count, in the seventh inning of a tie game, Aaron Judge stepped back and took a little stroll behind the batter’s box. He took a deep breath as he settled…

Tribune News Service · Sep 29, 2022