Roger Maris’ American League home run record stood for 61 years before Aaron Judge broke it last season.
Less than nine months after Judge hit No. 62, a worthy challenger has emerged with a shot to break his record.
After the Yankees’ 96th game last year, Judge was sitting at 36 home runs. In addition to pitching every six days, it’s possible that Ohtani might just give Judge a run for his money. Judge will not have a chance to go homer for homer with Ohtani this year because of the torn ligament in his right big toe that has kept the Yankees’ captain out since June 3.The closest Judge got this week was taking batting practice on the field before each game and then running the bases on Wednesday for the first time since his injury.that tied the score in the seventh inning of what became a 4-3 Angels win.
While Ohtani has a ways to go before he is actually breathing down Judge’s neck, he is close to being on pace with that historic 2022 season.Around this time last year — starting in the Yankees’ 97th game of the season — Judge got a boost from hitting seven home runs in an eight-game stretch.
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