“Simply from another planet”: Aaron Judge slaughtering HR No. 55 as Yankees take walk-off against Twins

“Simply from another planet”: Aaron Judge slaughtering HR No. 55 as Yankees take walk-off against Twins

Aaron Judge

Aaron Judge has made it his habit to be a part of the headlines after every match that the New York Yankees play. He might be marching his way towards the All-Time Yankee leader in home runs but he is definitely eyeing more than that, which the pace at which Aaron Judge is hitting, he is likely to smash 66 HRs.

Aaron Judge is definitely going to be the most special amongst the likes of Babe Ruth, Roger Maris, Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. As the level of competition that Judge has faced to reach the level is tremendous. Nowadays the pitches have velocity, movement, and the endless streams.

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“I was happy to get a run on the board,” Aaron Judge replied after the New York Yankees swept the doubleheader with a 7-1 win in Game 2. “That’s all I can really say. The rookie was making his debut and kind of had us shut down there for a little bit. He had a good quick pace, working all of his pitches. It kind of got some stuff going, got this offense going a little bit.”

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Aaron Judge 5 homers short of joining the legendary 60+ Club

Aaron Judge
Aaron Judge

Babe Ruth has been considered as the best ballplayer to have ever stepped foot on the diamond, but some say that he has not faced the fierce competition which the players have to face presently. Aaron Judge on the other side has faced a total of 225 pitchers, as compared to Babe Ruth’s 67 pitchers and Maris’s 101, when they both hit 60+ HRs.

If we look at the list for most home runs and the number each had with 136 games played on the season, Aaron Judge might rank amongst the top 5 in Major League Baseball:

  1. 2001 Barry Bonds: 73 — 57
  2. 1998 Mark McGwire: 70 — 54
  3. 1998 Sammy Sosa: 66 — 53
  4. 2022 Aaron Judge: 65 (current pace) — 55
  5. 1999 Mark McGwire: 65 — 54
  6. 2001 Sammy Sosa: 64 — 53
  7. 1999 Sammy Sosa: 63 — 58
  8. 1961 Roger Maris: 61 — 53
  9. 1927 Babe Ruth: 60 — 49

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