Aaron Judge hits home run No. 60, on brink of reaching Roger Maris’ New York Yankees mark
sending the Yankees to a 9-8 victory.
It was Stanton’s first homer since Sept. 11, during a period where he was in a 2-for-25 slide with 15 strikeouts – including three on Tuesday night.
Tracking the Yankees slugger in 2022
Judge is just the sixth MLB player with at least 60 homers in a season, accomplished nine times – including Barry Bonds’ record 73 homers in 2001 and Mark McGwire’s 70 in 1998.
“I would imagine this week is going to be pretty electric at the Stadium,’’ said Yankees manager Aaron Boone, right before the six-game homestand began.
And with Judge also aiming for an AL Triple Crown, “I’ve got to believe it’s right there, on the short list of (being) one of the all-time best seasons,’’ Boone said. “(He’s) not just a slugging DH.’’