Texas Rangers Honor New York Yankees Captain Aaron Judge’s Historic 2022 Feat With a Special Gesture

Soaring towards greatness, New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge broke a record last year that remained untouchable for exactly 61 years. The record of 61 home runs in a season, which baseball legend Roger Maris made in the year 1961. Amazing statistic, right? All did rise when Aaron Judge broke that record by hitting his 62nd home run. As it happened, a baseball fan put his body on the line to catch the ball in the front row of the bleachers. Waves of cheers soared through the Globe Life Field, the home ground of the Texas Rangers. 

However, little did anyone know that hitting the 62nd homer and breaking American League’s record would earn Big Aaron Judge a special place in the Rangers’ home ground. 

What place did Aaron Judge earn in his opposition team’s home field?

To honor the legacy set on and the breaking of the unbreakable record by Aaron Judge, the management of the Globe Life Field honored the Yankees captain in a way that they thought to be the perfect one. 

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The Ballpark’s committee installed a plaque honoring Judge and his commendable skills that happened to take place in their ballpark. The plaque reads, “On October 4, 2022, in the second game of a doubleheader at Globe Life Field, New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge connected for his 62nd home run of the season, establishing an American League record that had stood since 1961. Judge hit his milestone blast, which landed in this location, off the Rangers’ Jesus Tinoco to lead off the top of the first inning.”

This shows that no matter where Judge goes or what he does in his life, at the age of 31, he has already done something that will be remembered forever in history. 

An accomplishment that the Yankees fans might never forget!

At first, it might have looked tough. But when Aaron Judge had already hit 50 of his home runs before August 2022, 62 didn’t seem far away. Even so, Judge took his sweet time, making every Yankees fan live on their edge to witness this moment. And when it did happen, it was one of the happiest moments for the fans. Hence, when they got to know about this plaque at the Globe Life Field, the fans beamed with joy. 

Following are some of their reactions to getting to know about this plaque.

While there are many baseball fans happy for Judge, there are also quite many commending the Rangers for this class act. By the way, how did you like the plaque where Judge hit his 62nd homer? Let us know in the comments below!

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