New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge has been one of the best hitters in baseball since his debut in the big leagues nearly a decade ago.
In his time in the big leagues, the slugger has broken standards and records at a surprising rate. He’s arguably the most talented hitter in the game, from a pure hitting standpoint.
Recently, Judge has begun to heat up again. Earlier this week, the slugger clubbed his 43rd home run of the season. Beyond the fact that it was his 43rd home run of the year, it was also the 358th home run of his career, tying Yogi Berra for fifth place on the Yankees’ all-time home run list.
Such an accomplishment shouldn’t be taken lightly, and it doesn’t seem that Judge is taking it that way at all.
“When you get a chance to tie one of the greatest, if not the greatest, Yankees in homers, it’s pretty special,” Judge said, via the Athletic’s Chris Kirschner. “The way Yogi played the game, what he meant to the pinstripes, you know how much it meant being a New York Yankee to him. I feel the same way. I’m honored to wear this jersey. It’s pretty cool to be on that list with him.”
At this rate, Judge is solidifying himself as one of the best Yankees of all time. He’s going to struggle to climb that list among the Yankee greats without any real postseason success, but from a talent standpoint, there aren’t many Yankees who can outhit Judge.
Judge deserves his flowers. He’s a Yankees great at this point. In the near future, he will likely pass Berra and overtake fifth place in home runs in Yankees history. After that, he’ll be just two homers away from tying Joe DiMaggio for fourth on that list, and then will slowly work to chase down Lou Gehrig (493 career homers) for third.
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