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Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
Aaron Judge becomes fastest to 350 career homers
Aaron Judge continues to put together a career that could ultimately land him in Cooperstown as he set another major league record on Saturday. The New York Yankees All-Star outfielder became the fastest player ever to hit 350 career home runs, setting the mark with a two-run blast in the ninth inning off Chicago Cubs reliever Brad Keller. Judge took a 97-mph four-seam fastball on an 0-2 count, supplanting the ball into right center field to get the Yankees on the board. Advertisement New York lost the game 5-2. The home run was Judge's 35th of the season, and it was his 1,088th game in the majors. Mark McGwire had the previous record, hitting his 350th home run in his 1,280th game. The 33-year-old Judge was also the fastest to reach 250 and 300 career home runs, and McGwire is the fastest to 400 roundtrippers (1,412 games). Judge, a two-time American League Most Valuable Player, is hitting .358 with 35 home runs and 81 RBI. Judge leads the majors in hits (125), OPS (1.204), slugging percentage (.739), and wins above replacement. Aaron Judge blasts 350th home run Here is a look at the historic home run. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Aaron Judge: Yankees captain becomes fastest to 350 career homers
Washington Post
3 days ago
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- Washington Post
Aaron Judge becomes fastest to 350 homers in 1,088 games, bettering Mark McGwire's 1,280
NEW YORK — Aaron Judge became the fastest player to hit 350 home runs, reaching the mark with a two-run drive for the New York Yankees in the ninth inning off the Chicago Cubs' Brad Keller on Saturday. Judge hit his 35th home run of the season, a two-run drive that pulled New York to 5-2.
