Aaron Judge came within mere feet of history on Thursday night.
With the score knotted at four in the bottom of the ninth, Judge had a chance at a record-tying 61st home run and an MLB-leading fifth walk-off hit on the season.
With fans chanting “MVP!” throughout Yankee Stadium, Judge faced Red Sox reliever Matt Barnes and found his pitch on a 2-2, 95.8 MPH four-seam fastball.Roger Maris’ sons and daughter watched closely as Aaron Judge came within feet of tying their father’s recordAt the crack of the bat, fans rose out of their seats, cameras flashed and everyone prepared for a historic moment.
At 404 feet, Judge’s drive would have been a home run in 13 MLB ballparks. At 113 MPH off the bat with a 35-degree launch angle, it was the hardest hit ball of the night.
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