Aaron Judge Joins Elite Company of Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle After Smashing 50TH Dinger- All-Time Great Yankees Status in His Future?

The year started with Yankees star Aaron Judge making a prediction of him hitting 50 homers again this year. And with weeks left in this year’s season, Judge has already done it. Five years ago, the slugger smashed 52 home runs and made an all-time rookie record. And now, the player has done it again at the Angels stadium. The New York Yankees fought against the Los Angeles Angels last night, and even though they lost the game, their player made history.

Now, the question arises, are the records made in these five years of the game enough to make him an all-time great player?

How did Aaron Judge join Ruth and Mantle’s company?

The only players in the franchise’s history who ever hit 50+ homers in two or more seasons were the legends Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle. But after hitting 50 homers for the second time, the number 99 has joined the company of the two elites. 

And then Jugde became the third player in the team’s history to hit 50+ homers in two or more years.

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Judge achieved three major titles only in his debut year, 2017. He came in second place in voting for the AL Most Valuable Player, and he also got the Rookie of the Year award. And, of course, he hit 50 homers as well.

Is Judge already an all-time great?

There is no doubt that Aaron Judge is an all-time great player. Considering that he already has achieved so much within five years of his debut in the Major League.

He is already a four-time all-star player, two times Silver Slugger Award winner, AL home run leader (2017), and many more. But after watching the potential of this thirty-year-old player, everybody can say that this is not enough for him. He is born to achieve more, make and break many records, and even then, it won’t be enough for a player like this.

So say if he is already an all-time great, he is, but there is so much more left for him to achieve.

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Also, he will be entering free agency after this season ends. So, it will be fun to watch if the team’s management will be retaining him as a Yankee or if he will be making records by being on another team.