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Fox News
a day ago
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- Fox News
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hits milestone home run at blistering fast pace
It didn't take long for Aaron Judge to hit the 350th home run of his MLB career. On Saturday, the New York Yankees slugger knocked a ball over the outfield wall to reach the milestone. While hitting 350 homers is a feat in itself, Judge reached the mark more quickly than former slugger Mark McGwire. Judge reached 350 in his 1,088th game, while McGwire hit No. 350 in his 1,280th game against Detroit Tigers pitcher Brian Moehler June 2, 1997, surpassing Harmon Killebrew, who hit his 350th in his 1,319th game. "Big Mac did a lot of great things in this game, and he's definitely a legend," Judge said. "I just think he's playing in a different league," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said after Judge's ninth-inning drive to right center field against the Cubs. Chicago won 5-2. Judge, who turned 33 in April, debuted with the Yankees at age 24 in 2016. The two-time AL MVP also doubled twice and is hitting a major league-leading .358 with 35 homers and 81 RBIs. "Would have been great if we got a win today," Judge said. "I've been surrounded by a lot of great teammates, been on some good teams, so they really put me in the best position to go out there and perform at my best." McGwire finished his career in 2001 at age 38 with 583 homers, still good for 11th on the career list. He admitted in 2010 he used performance-enhancing drugs and has been denied entry to baseball's Hall of Fame. The Yankees captain said he has maintained a relationship with McGwire since their first conversation. "I think it started with when I broke my first rib," Judge said. "I think his son was kind of going through the same thing, so he was first asking me how did I heal? What do we do? So, I kind of gave him some tips on that. And then we just kind of chit-chatted a little bit and kept in contact." Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
National Post
a day ago
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- National Post
Yankees' Judge fastest to reach 350 MLB homers
New York (AFP) — New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge became the fastest player in Major League Baseball history to reach 350 career home runs when he belted a two-run homer in the ninth inning of a 5-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. Article content Judge's 350th career home run came in his 1,088th game — beating the previous mark set by Mark McGwire who needed 1,280 games to hit the milestone. Article content Article content Article content Judge is the fourth player to reach 350 home runs as a Yankee, after Babe Ruth, Alex Rodriguez and current teammate Giancarlo Stanton. Article content The homer was Judge's 35th of the season — three behind the 38 of Seattle's Cal Raleigh atop the season list. Article content Judge has hit more than 50 homers in three separate seasons, belting 58 last year to help the Yankees reach the World Series.
Al Arabiya
a day ago
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- Al Arabiya
Aaron Judge becomes fastest to 350 homers, doing so in 1,088 games, bettering mark mcgwire's 1,280
Aaron Judge didn't just become the fastest player to hit 350 home runs–he did it in 192 fewer games than Mark McGwire. 'I just think he's playing in a different league,' Yankees manager Aaron Boone said after Judge's ninth-inning drive in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs. Judge homered to right-center on a high 0-2 fastball from Brad Keller, a two-run shot a couple of rows into the right-center field seats. He reached 350 in his 1,088th game. McGwire hit No. 350 in his 1,280th game against Detroit's Brian Moehle on June 2, 1997, bettering Harmon Killebrew in his 1,319th game. 'Big Mac did a lot of great things in this game and he's definitely a legend,' Judge said. Judge, who turned 33 in April, debuted with the Yankees at age 24 in 2016. The two-time AL MVP also doubled twice and is hitting a major league-leading .358 with 35 homers and 81 RBIs. 'Would have been great if we got a win today,' Judge said. 'I've been surrounded by a lot of great teammates, been on some good teams, so they really put me in the best position to go out there and perform at my best.' McGwire finished in 2001 at age 38 with 583 homers, currently 11th on the career list. He admitted in 2010 he used performance-enhancing drugs and has been denied entry to baseball's Hall of Fame. The Yankees captain has spoken with McGwire. 'I think it started with when I broke my first rib,' Judge said. 'I think his son was kind of going through the same thing, so he was first asking me how did I heal? What do we do? So I kind of gave him some tips on that. And then we just kind of chit-chatted a little bit and kept in contact.'
Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
Aaron Judge becomes fastest to 350 homers in 1,088 games, bettering Mark McGwire's 1,280
NEW YORK (AP) — 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. Playing in his 1,088th game, Judge bettered Mark McGwire's 1,280. ___ AP MLB: The Associated Press
Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
Aaron Judge hits 350th career home run, reaching milestone faster than any player in MLB history
Aaron Judge hit his 350th career home run in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs. In doing so, the New York Yankees slugger reached that milestone number fast than any other player in baseball history. The homer was also No. 35 for Judge this season, coming in the ninth inning against Cubs reliever Brad Keller. Keller tried to get a 97.7 mph fastball past Judge high in the strike zone, but it was right down the middle and Judge didn't miss it. Judge reached 350 home runs in his career in 1,098 games, 192 games sooner than Mark McGwire. McGwire got No, 350 in 1,280 games, according to Sarah Langs. This post will be updated.
