The entire baseball community, and New York Yankees fans, in particular, are eagerly anticipating Aaron Judge’s historic home run. He tied with Babe Ruth’s seasonal best 60 home runs record. Another home run will level his total with Roger Maris’ American League seasonal best record. But the wait for Judge’s 61st home run is only getting delayed day after day.?
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Aaron Judge has received much acclaim since his MLB debut with the New York Yankees in 2016. He is an effective outfielder and tearaway slugger for the Yankees. Entering MLB reputed as the ‘next big thing’ in baseball, he has lived up to the expectations. Judge is a four-time All-Star player who has already amassed 200+ career total home runs.?
The Yankees have had a dominant reign in the first half because of Judge’s blazing form. When the Yankees had a slump in form during the second half, he again carried his team towards victory. On Tuesday night, Judge’s mother attended her son’s game wishing to see him rewrite baseball history. While her wish didn’t come true, an image of her with her son is melting away netizens’ hearts on the internet.
Aaron Judge: That ‘Good Luck’ stare from his mother
Aaron Judge has been instrumental in the Yankees’ success and even more so throughout this season. The Yankees fan base has nearly frozen over, awaiting his 61st home run. But unfortunately, his American League record-tying home run is yet nowhere to be seen. Judge yet again got left stranded on 60 home runs in Tuesday’s game.?
The Yankees played the second game of an away series against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday. The Blue Jays pitchers again didn’t allow a home run to Judge. Sticking to the earlier defensive tactic, the Blue Jays pitchers intentionally walked over Judge on four occasions. Nonetheless, the Yankees won the game by defeating the Blue Jays on a 5-2 margin.?
However, a heart-touching snapshot of Judge’s mother exchanging a brief stare with him during the game triumphed on social media.?
https://twitter.com/PlayoffTanaka_/status/1574933975042502656?t=8wQ-jtMz9lp5EloLfrWnwQ&s=08
A fan replied, quoting, “That is so cute”:?
https://twitter.com/iiammikee/status/1574936600106381314?t=BJ0Gy-dfD96bLOpohDj9Cg&s=19
A few more fan reactions:?
Judge is Gonna break history against Orioles bet on it 💯💯💯💯
— Sixto S. (@Sansixto23) September 28, 2022
Thats like me looking at manny machado
— AAPF (@padresfriars) September 28, 2022
Seriously, you can just tell how proud she is I can’t 🥹
— jeannille 🙈 (@Jeannille) September 28, 2022
Another emotional fan statement:?
why did this make me cry
— Tyler | State of the Yanks 🚂 (@StateoftheYanks) September 28, 2022
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So Judge’s fans must have felt his mother’s heartbreak at not being able to witness her son’s historic slam.?
The chances ahead for the ‘Home Run King’?
The Yankees have already cleared their way for the playoff berths. On Tuesday, the Yankees also clinched the American League East zone champions’ crown. Therefore, Judge has the platform on offer to even break the overall seasonal home run record. But how he escapes his smashing block only will depend upon him.?
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How many home runs do you think Aaron Judge will end up with this season??