There are no superlatives left to describe Aaron Judge. The towering slugger swatted the 300th homer of his career in the New York Yankees’ 10-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday, becoming the fastest player to ever reach the milestone.
Judge’s three-run shot to left field ballooned New York’s lead to 9-2 in the eighth inning.
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Sabathia’s math checks out, via USA Today’s Bob Nightengale.
“Congratulations to Aaron Judge, who blows away the record for quickest to 300 HRs,” Nightengale said. “He hit 300 in 955 games, previous record was 1,087 games by Ralph Kiner.”
Judge is now hitting .333 with 43 homers, 110 RBI, and a 1.174 OPS. The 32-year-old leads the league in all of those categories besides average, as Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt is hitting .349.
What record can Judge chase next?
Aaron Judge won’t slow down for the Yankees
New York Yankees designated hitter Aaron Judge (99) hits a two run home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the first inning at Yankee Stadium. Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Judge now has a chance to break a couple of Mark McGwire’s records, via ESPN Stats & Information.
“Aaron Judge needed the fewest games to reach 300 career HR in MLB history. Up next is Mark McGwire, who needed 1,412 games to reach 400 HR,” the outlet reported.
