Aaron Judge is trying to catch Roger Maris on the all-time home run leaderboard on Friday night. Judge enters the Yankees’ game against the Red Sox with 60 home runs during his historic 2022 season. Judge will tie Maris for the single-season American League and Yankees franchise record with his next home run. The Yankees slugger nearly hit No. 61 on Thursday night, instead sending a ninth-inning fly ball to the warning track in an eventual win that clinched a playoff berth for the Yankees.
Most single-season home runs, American League
1. Roger Maris, 61, 1961
T2. Aaron Judge, 60, 2022
T2. Babe Ruth, 60, 1927
T4. Hank Greenberg, 58, 1938
T4. Jimmie Foxx, 58, 1932
6. Alex Rodriguez, 57, 2002
Judge, who is averaging roughly one home run per 2.5 team games, homered three times in two games to reach No. 60. But he has not gone deep since the ninth inning of Tuesday’s win against the Pirates.
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