New York Yankees star Aaron Judge broke a 61-year-old record when he hit his 62nd home run in a game Tuesday against the Texas Rangers. The slugger made history by breaking the American League reco…
“Seventy-three is the record,” Judge told the publication. “In my book. No matter what people want to say about that era of baseball, for me, they went out there and hit 73 homers and 70 homers, and that to me is what the record is. The AL record is 61, so that is one I can kind of try to go after. If it happens, it happens. If it doesn’t, it’s been a fun year so far.”
Actor Billy Crystal reacted to Judge’s home run and recalled having seen Maris set the homer record back in 1961 when he was a teenager. “I was 13 when I saw Maris hit #61. Watching Aaron hit #62 tonight made me feel like I was 13 all over again. What a thrilling moment. What a thrilling season,” CrystalI was 13 when I saw Maris hit #61.Watching Aaron@TheJudge44 hit #62 tonight made me feel like I was 13 all over again.What a thrilling moment. What a thrilling season.President Joe Biden also tweeted out a congratulatory message to Judge “on home run 62” adding, “History made, more history to make.
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