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Aaron Judge finally smashed the much-awaited 62 home run on Tuesday. The New York Yankees slugger was struggling for a while to hit the record-breaking home run. But during the third game of the series against the Texas Rangers, Judge broke a decades-old HR record in the American League.

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Not only the Yankees fans, but the whole MLB fans celebrated the record-breaking home run. However, Judge’s father did not have the same reaction. Not that he was not happy with his hitting the 62nd home run, Judge’s father just expected the Yankees slugger to hit with an even better swing.

Aaron Judge’s wife seemed surprised by the old man’s reaction

It is no secret that Aaron Judge is an adopted son of Wayne and Patty Judge. Earlier on Tuesday, during the second game, when Judge smacked his 62nd home run, the entire MLB world was in euphoria.

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But Wayne, being a father, seemed like he expected his son to smash a bit harder. The video of the same is doing rounds on the internet. Even Judge’s wife seemed surprised by watching Wayne’s reaction.

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Taking to Twitter, baseball fans had the most hilarious things to say about Judge’s father. They also noted how Judge’s wife Samantha stared at Wayne.

One fan said that Judge’s dad is just being a dad. It was nothing, but Wayne was expecting a better swing from his son. Another fan noted how Samantha reacted to this candid moment. Because her facial expression was epic.

Several other tweets also talked about the same.

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Is Aaron Judge the clear winner for the AL MVP?

While Shohei Ohtani is giving a neck-to-neck fight to Aaron Judge for the AL MVP, the Yankees slugger is still leading the race. And the 62nd home run almost ensured the AL MVP for Judge.

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Not that Ohtani is having a poor season compared to Judge, his not playing in the postseason games might be the deciding factor for the AL MVP. Notably, the LA Angels did not qualify for the playoffs.

Who do you think should win the AL MVP?