New York Yankees Legend Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez Jumps on the Aaron Judge Bandwagon After His Astonishing 59th Home Run

While Aaron Judge stands on top of the power-hitting Yankees roster at this moment, during A-Rod’s peak, he held that position. Recently, Judge surpassed A-Rod’s 54 homers in 2007 for the Yankees. Since retirement, A-Rod has developed for himself an extremely strong media persona that extends to his own Podcast, calling World Series games and MLB analysis for Fox and ESPN.

At the same time, he consistently updates his social media handles. While he uses his accounts to share glimpses of his personal life, he often congratulates players on their recent achievements too. Similarly, as Aaron Judge smashes his 59th homer, A-Rod reached to his Twitter account to applaud him.

How did A-Rod react to Aaron Judge homer number 59

As Judge smashed homer numbers 58 and 59 against the Milwaukee Brewers in a 12-8 winning cause, A-Rod took to his Twitter to congratulate him.

He said, “Wow 59! @TheJudge44 just keeps going and going. Don’t stop, my man. #Yanks #MLB #AllRise”

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Notably, Judge appeared in the Yankee kit for the first time in 2016 and won Rookie of the Year in 2017 along with the Home Run Derby the same year. And he continues to repeat the same in 2022 with 59 homers already with a few games in the regular season and the postseason yet to come.

How many homers did Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez hit?

A-Rod made his MLB debut in 1994 with the Seattle Mariners. He stuck with them for six years and then moved to Texas Rangers till 2003. Finally, for the most lucrative and happening passage of his career, he came to the Yanks. From 2004, right until he retired in 2016, A-Rod played as a baseman for the Yanks.

Throughout his MLB career, A-Rod stood as one of the best power hitters in the game. And evidently so. Finally, he concluded his career with just four homers short of 700, at 696.

Up until the latter half of 2022, A-Rod was number 4 on the list of all-time homers. Recently though, 42-year-old Albert Pujols, now at 698, crossed A-Rod.

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Do you think Aaron Judge, who has now hit 215 career home runs, will ever be able to cross A-Rod’s total?