On Saturday, New York Yankees’ baseball outfielder Aaron Judge made baseball history. The MLB player hit his career’s 70th home run which makes him the fastest on MLB to the reach the mark.
While on Saturday, the Yankees got off to a hot start as Brett Gardner launched a home run in the bottom of the first inning. And three pitches later, Judge made back-to-back home runs.
The homers indeed turned a 1-0 Yankees deficit to a 2-1 lead, but Judge is the one who took all the spotlight. Hitting, his 70th home run in his 231st career game, which is two games earlier than Ryan Howard of Philadelphia Phillies.
With his blast tonight, @TheJudge44 is the fastest player to reach 70 career homers (231 games), eclipsing Ryan Howard’s record (233 games). pic.twitter.com/ZtgNH6JVWw
— MLB Stat of the Day (@MLBStatoftheDay) May 27, 2018
In 2016 alone, Judge hit his four HRs in 27 games and was named AL rookie of the year last season. This season alone, he has launched 14 homers with an average of 279.
Here’s a thought: don’t run on @thejudge44. #gloveworkhttps://t.co/u9Rm3B6oMw pic.twitter.com/pcwygJQD5n
— MLB (@MLB) May 26, 2018
He is indeed a treat to watch as sometimes it does not even seem like he is putting in an effort and merely playing a game in easy mode. Fans can expect to see him in the MVP race at the end of the season.
