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Aaron Judge made home run history Tuesday in the final series of the Yankees' 2022 MLB regular season.
Judge belted his 62nd home run of the year at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, agains yankees 9 jersey t the Rangers. He broke Roger Maris' American League (and, for the first 40 years of it, major league) single-season r best yankee baseball plExpress ayers of all time ecord of 61.
The historic blast came on a 1-1 count when Judge connected on George Springer an 88-mph slider from Jesus Tinoco, sending a 391-foot shot to left field against the Texas Rangers in the top of the first inning during the second game of a doubleheader. The crow 6 yankees d saluted JudgeAaron Judge as he made his way around the bases and back to the Yankees' dugout.
Judge tied Maris on Sept. 28 with a go-ahead home run against the Blue Jays in Toronto. Judge's family and Maris' son Roger Jr. were on hand to witness the moment.
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MLB all-time single-season home run list
Here's where Judge's home run total currently 3 yankee players stands in MLB history:
Fernando Tatis Jr. Year | Player | Team | HRs |
2001 | Barry Bonds | Giants | 73 |
1998 | Mark McGwire | Cardinals | 70 |
1998 | Sammy Sosa | Cubs | 66 |
1999 | Mark McGwire | Cardinals | 65 |
2001 | Sammy Sosa | Cubs | 64 |
1999 | Sammy Sos yankee jersey 3xl a | Cubs | 63 |
2022 | Vineyard Vines Aaron Judge | Yankees | 62 |
1961 | Roger Maris | Yankees | 61 |
1927 | Babe Ruth | Yankees | 60 |