Aaron Judge Joins Big League Records With Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle and Other Legends After His Recent Home Runs for New York Yankees

New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge is probably the only positive the Pinstripes have this season. Over the last few years, Aaron Judge has been one of the most consistent players in Major League Baseball.

While playing for the Yankees, Aaron Judge has not only been a player but also a leader of The Bronx Bombers. Given his immense contribution to the Yankees, fans even compare him to the former Yankees captain, Derek Jeter. Though Judge is not an official captain of the Yankees, fans and players consider him nothing less than a captain.

Recently, in a league game against the Cleveland Guardians, Judge made a unique record for the Yankees. He joined the elite company of legendary Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, and Mickey Mantle.

Aaron Judge becomes only sixth Yankee to smash multiple home runs for the most times

Well, Aaron Judge has become the lifeline of the New York Yankees lately. He is inarguably one of the most influential players in the history of the Yankees. Knowing that the Pinstripes have not been at their best in the past four-five years, Judge kept the group united.

On Friday, Judge blasted two home runs against the Cleveland Guardians. With this, he became one of the six players in Yankees history to smash multiple home runs in a single game, that too before turning 30 years old.

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Taking to Twitter, YES Network shared a tweet, in which Judge is sixth on the list of the Yankees players to do so. As per the tweet, Mickey Mantle with (31) has smashed multiple home runs for the most times in a single game before turning 30. While legends like Babe Ruth (22), Lou Gehrig (25), and Je DiMaggio (21) are also on the same list. With 17 times to do so, Judge is sixth on the list.

With Judge’s two stunning home runs against the Guardians, the New York Yankees won the game by 4-1. Though there are still two games to be played in this three-game series against the Guardians, the Yankees need to win only one game to win the series.

In your book, where would you rank Aaron Judge among the Yankees’ most influential players?