“I’m Hitting 50 Again This Year…” – Yankees Icon Aaron Judge Just One Homer Short of Fulfilling January Prediction

Records are made to break one day. in the same vein, predictions are made to be fulfilled one day. Starting this year, New York Yankees icon, Aaron Judge, made a prediction of hitting 50 homers this year. 

The Most Valuable Player in Judge, became the first ever rookie in MLB history when he got named All-Star and also won the Home Run Derby. 

It’s almost September of this year, and it looks like Judge’s prediction is going to come true really soon, and that too, at least three months before the year ends. 

When did Aaron Judge hit his 49th homer of the year?

Starting this year, the baseball icon, Aaron Judge, made a prediction for himself.

He said, “I’m hitting 50 again this year…” That prediction is about to come true with only one homer left for Judge to hit.

Last night, the New York Yankees fought against the Oakland Athletics at the Coliseum Stadium. The Yankees won by 3-2, and with that match, not only did the Yankees secured another win, but Judge also hit his 49th homer.

That can happen either tonight or in any other match that the Yankees will be playing.

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One homer and his prediction will come true four months before the year ends. If he hits that one homer in tonight’s match against the Athletics at the Coliseum.

How many homers Judge will have at the end of this year?

With the way Judge is playing this season, it is hard to predict the exact number of homers he will be hitting. But that does not stop people from predicting as well. 

According to MLB Network’s Jon Morosi, the 2017 Rookie of the year player, is on the pace to hit 67 homers this regular season. However, the numbers can also increase if Judge’s pace of hitting homers increases with every match that he plays.

Having the most homers in one season’s record was the legendary Babe Ruth with 60 home runs. Then in 1961, Roger Maris broke that record by hitting 61 homers. That was also broken. Now, the record for hitting most homers is held by none other than the legendary, Barry Bonds, with 73 home runs.

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There are four months left in this season, and anything can happen. Maybe Judge will break Bonds’ record, or maybe he won’t. But one thing for sure is that he will be breaking his own record.