Category: Aaron Judge

Aaron Judge Hits Two HRs as Yankees Beat Orioles

Aaron Judge homered twice and Franchy Cordero hit a two-run homer to support a strong performance from New York pitchers as the Yankees defeated the host Baltimore Orioles 5–3 on Sunday afternoon. Judge had two solo shots for his third and fourth homers of the season. The home runs came in the third and eighth…


MLB Opening Day Offers Clocks, Shift Bans, Ohtani and Judge

A major shift in how Major League Baseball is played. About time, too. Shohei Ohtani trending with every pitch and swing, Aaron Judge aiming at his own home run record, Dusty Baker trying to win another World Series ring. All-Stars in different spots, a new scheduling concept featuring each team facing all 29 opponents. If…


What Could Jacob deGrom and Aaron Judge Have Been Thinking?

Commentary Cheer up, boys and girls of summer. Baseball spring training begins this month. As a fan of both New York baseball teams since age 11 (my Mets fan pastor calls this “schizophrenic,” but I remain undaunted), I’m among millions who especially value those home-grown players who develop into stars and remain with one team…


Yankees Announce Re-Signing of Home Run King Aaron Judge

The New York Yankees hold a press conference to announce the re-signing of Aaron Judge, after the outfielder hit 62 home runs in 2022, setting an all-time American League single-season record. …


Aaron Judge Runs Away With American League MVP

Aaron Judge was named American League Most Valuable Player on Thursday night, Nov. 17, capping a historic season during which he broke the league’s single-season home run record. Judge received 28 first-place votes from the panel of 30 Baseball Writers’ Association of America voters, with the other two going to Shohei Ohtani of the Los…


Judge, Slumping Yankees on the Brink After Getting Blanked

NEW YORK—Back home for a must-win game, Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees generated more boos than base hits. One more punchless performance and their season is over. Handcuffed again by Cristian Javier and Houston’s stingy pitching staff, the power-packed Yankees went down meekly Saturday on three harmless hits in a 5–0 defeat that…


Yankees Star Aaron Judge Hits 62nd Home Run to Break Roger Maris’s American League Record

ARLINGTON, Texas—Aaron Judge hit his 62nd home run of the season Tuesday night, breaking Roger Maris’s American League (AL) record and setting what some fans consider baseball’s “clean” standard. The long chase to top a mark set in 1961 ended when the 30-year-old Yankees slugger drove a 1–1 slider from Texas right-hander Jesús Tinoco into…


Ohtani vs. Judge the Latest of Baseball’s Great MVP Races

When Shohei Ohtani is pitching impressively and hitting over 30 homers, he might always be the MVP favorite unless another player in his league comes up with something awfully special. Like hitting 60 home runs, for example. Ohtani vs. Aaron Judge for the American League MVP figures to be the most hotly debated postseason award…


Aaron Judge Hits 60th Homer, Within One of Maris’ AL Record

NEW YORK—Aaron Judge hit his 60th home run Tuesday night, matching Babe Ruth and moving within one of Roger Maris’ American League season record. The New York Yankees slugger drove a 3–1 sinker from Pittsburgh’s Wil Crowe 430 feet to the left field seats leading off the ninth inning. Judge’s third home run in two…


Ohtani’s 30Th HR Rallies Angels to 3–2 Victory Over Yankees

ANAHEIM—Shohei Ohtani became the first player in major league history to hit 30 home runs and record 10 pitching wins in the same season as the Los Angeles Angels rallied for a 3–-2 victory over the New York Yankees on Aug. 31. Ohtani’s three-run shot to center off a 97.9 mph fastball by Gerrit Cole…