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NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 03: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees hits a two run home run against Jose Berrios #17 of the Minnesota Twins during the fourth inning in the American League Wild Card Game at Yankee Stadium on October 3, 2017 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 03: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees hits a two run home run against Jose Berrios #17 of the Minnesota Twins during the fourth inning in the American League Wild Card Game at Yankee Stadium on October 3, 2017 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
Records are meant to be broken. The New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge has done it. He became the second Yankees player to hit most home runs before the end of July. Also, he joined the list with Yankees legends Babe Ruth and Roger Maris.
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Judge has given the Yankees a win against the Royals by a walk-off home run.
Aaron Judge joins the elite list
The game against the Royals was a nail-biting one. We were witnessing history getting made by the outfielder Aaron Judge. At first, Judge hit his 40th home run and matched the record of icon Roger Maris. Then, he hit another home run and moved past the icon to the same record as the power-hitting outfielder Babe Ruth with 41 home runs.
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WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 17: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees and the American League celebrates after hitting a solo home run in the second inning against the National League during the 89th MLB All-Star Game, presented by Mastercard at Nationals Park on July 17, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
Judge is in the middle of the season with 41 home runs, and if the streak continues, he is soon going to break the record of most home runs before August.
Aaron Judge is now just the third #Yankees player ever to hit 40 homers before the end of July:
Babe Ruth, 41 in 1928
Roger Maris, 40 in 1961
Aaron Judge, 40 in 2022— Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) July 30, 2022
#ALLRISE again. It's Aaron Judge's @MLB-leading 41st HR of the season, a grand slam, and the #Yankees lead 11-5.
— Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) July 30, 2022
“Like I’ve said a thousand times, I’m focused on winning baseball games right now,” Judge said. “The stats and stuff like that, we can talk about that at the end of the year.” Notably, the slugger is on the pace to hit 66 home runs this season, which will break the record of 61 home runs by Roger Maris in the 1961 season. Judge prefers to not discuss this, and the Yankees’ manager finds it ‘hard to process‘.
He says, “Whatever it is, nobody is better equipped to go through it and handle it than him. I just want him to keep playing well and keep leading this team.” Every fan of Judge’s wants to see him on the top with the legends Babe Ruth and Roger Maris.
Is Judge up for trade?
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, the Yankees landed Andrew Benintendi as an outfielder on their team. And, for Benintendi, they traded right-handers Chandler Champlain and Beck Way and left-hander T.J. Sikkema.
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The MLB trade deadline is getting nearer by the minute, and there are still questions about where some players will be going. One of them is Aaron Judge. Two legends of the game, Derek Jeter and Alex A-Rod Rodriguez have already praised him. While they both think he is a phenomenal talent. And he deserves to reach the heights of success in his career.
There is a possibility of Judge becoming a free agent after this season. Also, before the start of this season, Judge rejected the $213.5 million contract for seven years, which was offered to him by his current team, the Yankees.
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As the trade deadline is getting closer by the second, where do you think the slugger will go? Let us know in the comments below.
