Aaron Judge through his first 80 games in 2022: 30 home runs.
Aaron Judge through his first 80 games in 2024: 30 home runs.
He’s doing it again.
The Yankees captain smacked what has nearly change into his each day home run, a two-run shot, that represented the whole thing of his club’s offense in a 12-2 loss to the Mets at Citi Field on Wednesday.
Judge’s incredible tear in what has change into one other incredible (and possibly historic) season continued within the sixth inning when he reversed a Danny Young sweeper that left his bat at 112.3 mph for a rocket over the left-field wall.
He also singled on an evening he finished 2-for-2 with a walk before Trent Grisham replaced him, the sport becoming a rout.
Judge didn’t appear thrilled that Aaron Boone subbed him out within the eighth inning of a game the Yankees trailed, 11-2, but he downplayed the choice afterward.
“I would like every at-bat. The sport isn’t over,” Judge said. “I would like every at-bat, however the manager makes the decision. I wasn’t upset in any respect.”
The American League leader in home runs, RBIs (77), OPS (1.145) and most categories you may consider has blasted five homers in his past eight games and nine in his past 15.
The most recent one marked profession home run No. 287, which tied Bernie Williams for seventh on the all-time franchise list.
In hitting No. 30 on the season, he became the fourth player in MLB history to drill 30 before the All-Star break on three separate occasions.
His company: Mark McGwire (who did so 4 times), Ken Griffey Jr. and Babe Ruth.
Even fellow superstars are being left behind as Judge enters his own stratosphere.
Shohei Ohtani’s 1.045 OPS is 100 points behind.
“It’s hard to wrap your brain around now, just what level he’s playing at,” Boone said before the sport. “Especially on this time of the sport, where it’s really hard to hit. We’re at a few .700 OPS league average probably right away, and to see him [100] points higher than Ohtani, and that’s off the heels of a rough April.
“It’s just really impressive.”
