Aaron Judge

The New York Yankees slugger equaled the mark of fellow Bronx Bomber Roger Maris, who did it in 1961.

[Mark McGwire](https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/sports/mcgwire-admits-to-steroid-use/1861158/)hit 70, then a record, in 1998 for the St. [three players](https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/HR_season.shtml) who were all National League sluggers linked to [performance-enhancing drugs](http://files.mlb.com/summary.pdf): [Barry Bonds](https://www.today.com/video/hank-aaron-on-barry-bonds-use-of-steroids-it-s-hard-for-me-to-digest-78669893766)has the record of most home runs in a season, with [73 in 2001](https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/sports/aaron-judge-believes-barry-bonds-73-home-runs-still-record-to-beat/3867044/)for [the San Francisco Giants](https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/giants/aaron-judge-believes-barry-bonds-73-home-runs-still-record-beat). Bonds is the lifetime [home run leader, with 762](https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/giants/barry-bonds-record-setting-762nd-home-run-ball-auction-again). were seated next to each other in the front row and they hugged after the ball left the yard. [some distinctive mark in the record books to show](https://mlb.nbcsports.com/2022/09/12/as-judge-approaches-milestone-what-counts-more-61-or-73/?ocid=Yahoo&partner=ya5nbcs)" the difference in games played. "It's an incredible honor, that's for sure" Judge told reporters after the game in Toronto. [free agent market](https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/giants/barry-bonds-hopeful-aaron-judge-joins-giants-ok-if-he-breaks-home-run-record?cid=Yahoo&partner=ya4nbcs&chrcontext=WTVJ) before the 2023 season. [untainted real record](https://mlb.nbcsports.com/2022/09/12/as-judge-approaches-milestone-what-counts-more-61-or-73/) that deserves the most adulation. The outfielder has still very been productive in his homer-less stretch, drawing 12 walks and scoring five runs as the Yankees went 6-1. The historic home run ball was picked up by Blue Jays "Having my mom here, that's important," Judge said. [moved Judge](https://www.mlb.com/player/aaron-judge-592450) into a tie for the seventh most homers hit in a single season.

It took a little bit of luck and a lot of care for New York Yankees star Aaron Judge to get his 61st home run ball back.

Being there for my first professional game and being there when I debuted and now getting chance to be here. “Getting that type of support, just a class act move from him. ... The ball was just a small piece of it. Taking me to my first couple of practices and games. “There was a lot of people there. Romano was great, so we appreciate that.”” According to reliever Jordan Romano, security guards came around for the ball, but the players wanted someone they could trust. [Roger Maris](https://www.nj.com/yankees/2022/09/family-of-roger-maris-wont-meet-yankees-aaron-judge-until-home-run-record-falls.html). I just think it’s nice for him to get that. [Aaron Hicks](https://www.nj.com/yankees/2022/09/yankees-must-bench-aaron-hicks-rest-of-the-way-analysis.html) and broke a 3-3 tie. [ Aaron Judge](https://www.nj.com/yankees/2022/09/yankees-aaron-judge-hits-61-fox-sports-wife-jokes-after-her-husband-blue-jays-coach-catches-the-ball.html), who crushed it for his [Yankees](https://nj.com/yankees) record-tying 61st home run of the season. [Blue Jays](https://www.nj.com/yankees/2022/09/yankees-blue-jays-lineups-wednesday-aaron-judge-in-but-lineup-watered-down-day-after-clinch-92822.html)’ bullpen.

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge cracked his bat into a 3-2 sinker, sending the pitch into the Toronto Blue Jays bullpen for his long-awaited, ...

San Francisco Giants legend [Barry Bonds](https://www.upi.com/topic/Barry_Bonds/) set the MLB record with his 73 homer season in 2001. [Aaron Hicks](https://www.upi.com/topic/Aaron-Hicks/) led off the seventh with a single to center field. [Babe Ruth](https://www.upi.com/topic/Babe_Ruth/) for the ninth most in a single season -- Sept. The historic blast traveled 117 mph off his bat and left the field in 3.8 seconds, according to Statcast. "Getting the chance to tie Roger Maris. "I'll definitely cherish it. "Once it got over the fence there was relief that now that we were leading the game. Judge took another two balls and fouled off three other pitchers to work the count full. It's not even real." Judge's blast also gave the Yankees a decisive lead in the 8-3 victory. "You try not to think about it, but it definitely creeps into your head. He then went on a seven-game home run drought, tied for his second-longest such skid this season.

Aaron Judge had gone seven games since his last home run, 34 plate appearances of fans quieting to a hush with every pitch.

Ruth set the record four times in all, with 54 in 1920, 59 in 1921 and 60 in 1927, a mark that stood until Maris’ 61 in 1961. Judge isn’t sure what he will give the Hall of Fame. 4, 1991, when a committee on statistical accuracy chaired by Commissioner Fay Vincent voted unanimously to recognize Maris as the record holder. “I think baseball needs to look at the records. He has a chance to become the first AL Triple Crown winner since Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera in 2012. Nap Lajoie hit 14 in the AL’s first season as a major league in 1901, and Philadelphia Athletics teammate Socks Seabold had 16 the next year, a mark that stood until Babe Ruth hit 29 in 1919. “From the Little League days, from getting me ready for school, taking me to my first couple of practices and games, being there for my first professional game, being there for my debut, and then now getting the chance to be here for this, this is so special. “You hear the noise. Mark McGwire hit 70 home runs in 1998 and 65 the following year, and Bonds topped him with 73 in 2001. He had tied Roger Maris’ American League record of 61 home runs in a season, what many fans consider baseball’s “clean” standard for the sport. “I think everyone is just so excited for him.” His 117.4 mph drive off left-hander Tim Mayza (8-1) snapped a 3-3 tie and took just 3.8 seconds to land 394 feet from the plate.

Aaron Judge has never used steroids and Barry Bonds cheated. That's how the son of New York Yankees legend Roger Maris sees it.

He should be revered and celebrated just like the single-season home run champion, not like he’s the American League home run champion. “The million-dollar question is will he be celebrated as the single-season home run champ?” Maris Jr. He should be celebrated and I can’t think of anybody better than Aaron Judge, the face of baseball, to actually do this.” “He’s a Yankee,” said the 64-year-old Maris Jr. “Will he get all the fanfare that he deserves? That’s who he is. He’s going to be in New York. “He plays the game the right way, and I think it gives people the chance to look at somebody who should be revered for hitting 62 home runs, and not just a guy who hit it in the American League, but for being the actual single-season home run champion. Bonds passed McGwire in 2001. Judge, who grew up a Giants fan in Northern California, has said this season he believes Bonds to be the rightful single-season record holder. said that he believes “it means a lot for a lot of people that he’s clean,” referring to Judge. In a press conference following Judge’s accomplishment, Maris was asked whether he considered the home run totals of Bonds and McGwire — both suspected of steroid use — to be illegitimate.

A fan nearly caught the ball that tied Roger Maris' single-season HR record, but it landed in the home bullpen.

[Aaron Judge](/mlb/players/2071264/aaron-judge/) [belted his 61st home run of the season](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/aaron-judge-hits-61st-home-run-of-season-to-match-roger-maris-al-record-for-most-hrs-in-single-season/live/) Wednesday against the [Blue Jays](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/TOR/toronto-blue-jays/), tying Roger Maris' American League and [Yankees](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/NYY/new-york-yankees/) single-season records. On Tuesday, his Yankees clinched the AL East with a 5-2 win over the Blue Jays. 61 out the way, Judge needs only one more over his team's final seven games to take sole control of the Yankees and AL single-season records. [Tim Mayza](/mlb/players/2228208/tim-mayza/) deep in the seventh inning for dinger No. "Getting that type of support and a classy move from him, who's one of the best in the game, definitely means a lot. Buschmann and the Jays bullpen, specifically closer Jordan Romano, then made sure the ball got to Yankees personnel.

After hitting his 61st home run, New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge will have one more opportunity to make home run history at Yankee Stadium this ...

Be sure to bookmark [Inside The Pinstripes](https://www.si.com/mlb/yankees/) and check back daily for news, analysis and more. But Judge has another opportunity to make history on his home turf, as New York starts a three-game series with the Orioles on Friday following an off day on Thursday. "I don't wanna try to make it about myself,” Judge said. Should he fail to take an Orioles pitcher deep, his chase will move to Texas, where the Yankees will wrap up their division-winning campaign against the Rangers with four games between Oct. After coming up short last week, Judge can give Yankees fans something to cheer for. The three games against Baltimore will be Judge’s final shots to hit a milestone home run at Yankee Stadium this year. At one point, Boston manager Alex Cora found himself in disbelief, as Yankees fans rooted for the Red Sox to tie a game so that Judge could get an extra at-bat. "I try not to look into it too much," Judge said. “The last inning, there was a section towards right field, they started chanting 'Let's Go Red Sox!' and it was a bunch of Yankee fans.” [belting his 60th home run of the season](https://www.si.com/mlb/yankees/news/yankees-aaron-judge-60th-home-run-sparks-magical-comeback-win-giancarlo-stanton-walk-off-grand-slam) at Yankee Stadium on Sept. But at the end of the day, when I look in the dugout and see my teammates and they're all locked in and ready to go, that's who I do it for." The Bronx faithful, desperate to see Judge tie the American League and franchise records for home runs in a season, wanted No.

The ball was dropped by a fan at the Rogers Centre and into Toronto's bullpen. Blue Jays pitching coach Matt Buschmann retrieved the ball, and it found its way ...

[record 61 years later,](https://www.foxnews.com/sports/aaron-judge-ties-roger-maris-61st-home-run-season) and he may break it on E. [Yankees up 5-3](https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/mlb/new-york-yankees) and they never looked back, closing out the game with an 8-3 win. [CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP](https://foxnews.onelink.me/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products) The sweet moment came as Judge talked to reporters. Blue Jays pitching coach Matt Buschmann retrieved the ball, and it found its way back to the Yankees and in the hands of Patty Judge after the game. The home run came in a clutch moment.

Judge hit the blast in the seventh inning of the Yankees' blowout win over the Blue Jays in Toronto -- officially tying the American League watermark set by ...

if he's willing to travel to New York or Texas for the Pinstripes' last regular-season contests of 2022. who then passed it off to Yankees reliever Zack Britton, who returned it to Judge. Of course, the guy had every right to be sad ... He gave it to Jays closer Jordan Romano ... 'cause he dropped the historic baseball, costing himself a small fortune!! something that clearly crushed the man.

New York Yankees designated hitter Aaron Judge hits his 61st home run, a two run. Blue Jays. Here's what happened after Aaron Judge's ...

He met and spoke with Judge following the game: Restaurant owner Frankie Lasagna (yes, that’s his name) A fan wearing a Bo Bichette jersey had the best chance at catching the ball. At first, his wife, NFL reporter Sara Walsh, thought they were going to have an earlier retirement. [Skip Advertisement] His disappointment was profound and immeasurable:

Aaron Judge completed his chase for 61 homers in a game against the Blue Jays on Wednesday with a blast to left field that cleared the fence and bounced ...

Maybe he can travel to Yankee Stadium on Friday for a shot at No. Best of luck next time to this fan. An equally devastated fan next to him put his glove on his head.

There may have not been a more fitting person to snag Aaron Judge's 61st home run, which tied Roger Maris' single-season American League home run record as.

They deserve to have that ball.” He just handed that back without checking to see if our house is still here? Blue Jays bullpen coach Matt Buschmann was the one that collected the ball and handed it over to the Yankees so that it could be kept safe. It had been bantered about for weeks over what the fan who caught the ball would do with it. Lasagna had brought his baseball mitt for the potentially historic night, which is something he said he would have not done otherwise. The 37-year-old Torontonian had bought tickets in the front row of the 100s section hoping it would have improved his chances to catch the milestone dinger.

While watching Aaron Judge chase the elusive 61st home run for the past week, you couldn't help but feel for both his mother and Roger Maris Jr. After ...

As for the eventual No. 61 ball actually end up at the end of the night? 61 over the left field wall at the Rogers Centre in the top of the seventh.

La balle a été récupérée par l'instructeur des Blue Jays Matt Buschmann, qui l'a remise aux Yankees. La mère de Judge, Patty, et Roger Maris fils se sont fait l ...

En plus de mener pour les circuits, il a maintenu une moyenne au bâton de ,314 et a produit 130 points. Les Yankees clôtureront la saison régulière avec une série de quatre matchs contre les Rangers, au Texas. Oswald Peraza et Marwin Gonzalez ont chacun frappé un simple en première qui a permis aux Yankees de prendre les devants 3-0 d’emblée. J’ai fait une erreur, et il en a profité. Sa claque de deux points dans le champ gauche, qui est atterri dans l’enclos des releveurs, a permis aux Yankees de prendre une avance de 5-3. L’offensive des Blue Jays a répliqué en sixième.

Imagine—in front of millions of fans waiting to see Yankees slugger Aaron Judge achieve history—being the fan who got a glove on the ball that ties the ...

President and founder of SCP Auctions, David Kohler, estimated Judge’s 61st home run ball could have been worth $250,000 or more, The video continues as the fan wallows and grapples with how close he truly was, at one point even throwing his hat in frustration. Visibly upset as the ball danced into Toronto’s bullpen, he threw his glove into the stands and accidentally hit the man behind him. As he launched the ball deep into left field in the seventh inning, one Toronto fan can be seen nearly snagging the historic ball. Cameras caught the fan’s reaction after his near encounter with history. The glory, the joy, the story you’d tell over and over again to your grandchildren and random strangers at cookouts.

Le 61e circuit d'Aaron Judge a volé la vedette sur les réseaux sociaux mercredi soir. On oublie presque que Barry Bonds est titulaire du record du baseball ...

[September 29, 2022] “He should be revered as the actual single season home run champ. Les images captées après le circuit de Judge sont réconfortantes.