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News, Blog and GuidesA lot of time has passed since Roger Maris set the American League record back in 1961, but could this finally be surpassed.
Calum RocheEnglish_ASAgenciasUpdate: Sep 5th, 2022 14:03 EDT
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Are we going to witness history soon? That New York Yankees home run record is getting ever closer for Aaron Judge.
It was just the second pitch of the game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday when Judge hit his major league-leading 53rd homer, and another swing closer to the record set by Roger Maris back at the beginning of the 1960s.
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After the Yankees salvaged the finale of their 10-game road trip, they hope to get rolling again while Judge will continues his pursuit of the American League home run record on Monday afternoon when they hosts the Minnesota Twins in the opener of a four-game series.
No. 53 is single-season career high for @TheJudge44! 👨⚖️👏 pic.twitter.com/yhkDtaX6ra
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) September 4, 2022
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The Yankees won their final three home games of a nine-game homestand before embarking on the 4-6 road trip. After winning the first two games, New York dropped six of its final eight and saw its AL East lead reduced to four games heading into Sunday. The Yankees avoided the lead being cut to three games when they concluded their three-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays by holding on for a 2-1 win.
Judge hit two homers in the series, putting him within eight of the AL record set by Roger Maris in 1961. He also produced five of New York’s 14 hits in the series and scored all three of its runs.
“We were focused on today,” Judge said. “We really didn’t focus on the past two days, and I think that’s what helped us go out there and get this one today.”
All 50 of @TheJudge44's home runs this year.Enjoy. #AllRise pic.twitter.com/cD2yPwjIEv
— MLB (@MLB) August 30, 2022
Minnesota lost six straight from Aug. 20-25 and then rifled off 34 runs in a five-game winning streak. The Twins then dropped three straight before Carlos Correa homered and Jose Miranda hit a two-run double in Sunday’s 5-1 win over the host Chicago White Sox. Minnesota also produced 12 hits following a game where Luis Arraez’s single ended a no-hit bid by Dylan Cease in the ninth Saturday.
“It was very important for us to go into New York with a positive mentality, getting that win,” Correa said. “And I think we played really clean baseball today. It was beautiful all around.”
New York will open the series with Jameson Taillon (12-4, 3.97 ERA), who withstood an injury scare Tuesday against the Los Angeles Angels when he bruised his right forearm after getting hit by Magneuris Sierra’s liner to end the second.
Aaron Judge joins Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle as the only Yankees players ever with multiple 50 HR seasons.🤯 pic.twitter.com/LvB94n19YE
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 30, 2022
Taillon leads the Yankees in wins but also is 6-3 with a 5.16 ERA in his past 16 starts since taking a perfect game into the eighth inning against the Angels on June 2. Tallion is 2-1 with a 5.23 ERA in four career starts against the Twins, who tagged him for four runs and nine hits in four innings June 7 in Minnesota.
