![]() Impressive, but he was hardly the talk of baseball yet, especially since teammate Anthony Rizzo led the majors with nine home runs in April. After finishing the abbreviated April schedule with six home runs in 20 games, Judge's projected total had climbed to 47.9. That would equal his lowest projected total. ![]() Judge began the season with a projected total of 40.9 home runs - which dipped to 39.5 after he went homerless in his first five games. My colleague Bradford Doolittle set up a day-by-day spreadsheet for Judge, creating estimated levels of playing time and home run percentage to compute a projected end-of-season home run total (differing from just a straight-up season pace). It took some time before everyone realized this could be a special season. Judge also didn't come roaring out of the gate: He hit one home run in his first 13 games. Remaining healthy and playing 148 games in 2021, he hit 39 home runs, hardly a harbinger for a historic season when you consider Brandon Lowe and Mitch Haniger also hit 39. While remaining an enormously productive hitter in the ensuing seasons, after averaging a home run every 10.42 at-bats in 2017, Judge averaged one every 14.14 at-bats from 2018 to 2021. While Judge's season hasn't exactly come out of nowhere - after all, he did hit a then-rookie-record 52 home runs in 2017 - this run to 62 wasn't exactly anticipated, either. So how did he do it? Let's break down Judge's road to 62. Now, Judge joins Ruth and Maris as the only AL players to hit 60 or more home runs in a season. Judge also broke Maris' famed franchise record, previously held by Babe Ruth, who hit 60 in 1927. His 62nd home run - which came off Texas Rangersrighty Jesus Tinocoon Tuesday in the Yankees' final series of the regular season- moved him past Maris, who held the previous Junior Circuit record with 61 home runs in 1961. Even in this homer-happy era, it is not often a player makes a real run at 60 dingers.ARLINGTON, Texas - Move over, Roger Maris: New York Yankeesslugger Aaron Judge has hit his 62nd home run of the 2022 MLB season, setting the single-season record for the American League. Ryan Howard slugged 58 homers in his 2006 NL MVP season. That includes a truly mind-boggling stretch in which Stanton hit 30 homers in a 48-game span. Giancarlo Stanton made MLB's last run at 60 homers, going deep 59 times in his 2017 NL MVP season. Here are the nine 60-homer seasons in history: What we're talking about Judge possibly doing doesn't happen often. To accomplish that, you have done it over a season, not just one game or one at-bat." Single-season home run leaderboardīefore we go any further, I should note only nine times in MLB history has a player hit 60 home runs in a season, and six - the top six - of the eight came during what has become known as the Steroid Era. It's something that is a unique record, one of the best in sports. But would be excited for he is able to achieve monumental task. Sixty-one is a unique number," Kevin Maris, one of Roger's sons, told MLB.com in August. We couldn't be more proud in what he accomplished. "It's always nice to see dad brought back in the public eye a little bit for his accolades in baseball. ![]() 10, the same number of homers Maris hit with the Yankees. Also, Judge hit his 203rd career home run on Aug. Maris, who passed away in 1985, hit 61 homers 61 years ago in 1961. There is some wonderful symmetry in Judge's pursuit of Maris' AL home run record. Here is the MLB home run leaderboard as of Oct. The race for the home run title isn't much of a race at all. In addition to home runs Judge also leads the league in walks, runs scored, RBI, total bases, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, OPS, OPS+, and both the FanGraphs and Baseball Reference versions of WAR. Some players would crack under that pressure. It was a bold decision, no doubt about it, and Judge has responded this season by doing what seemed impossible: he's made himself more money. The Yankees star crushed his 62nd home run of the season Tuesday, beating Roger Maris for the American League single-season record.īack in spring training Judge rejected a very reasonable seven-year contract extension worth $213.5 million. Aaron Judge has joined MLB home run royalty.
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