Aaron Judge Explodes Again; Maris Record Poised To Fall
#59!!! Aaron Judge's second home run of the game and he's TWO away from Maris! pic.twitter.com/PzU2brxSum
— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) September 18, 2022
As you can see in the graphic, he is far ahead of Roger Maris's record pace, who only had 56 at this point in the season in 1961, when he finished with 61.
And what's more, Judge is now one batting average point shy of the Triple Crown.
👀👀#RepBX | @Yankees | @TheJudge44 pic.twitter.com/FxLg3iJf8Q
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) September 19, 2022
His September numbers are completely off-the-charts ridiculous.
Aaron Judge entered September the favorite for the American League MVP award, and all he's done is bat .491, get on base nearly 59% of the time and slug 1.018 with a big league-best eight home runs. His 1.604 OPS is nearly 250 points clear of the next-best hitter this month.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) September 18, 2022
Judge is batting .491 in September, with a .590 on-base percentage, and 1.018 slugging percentage. That gives him an unheard-of 1.604 OPS. Which, as Jeff Passan notes, is 250 points better than anyone else in baseball this month.
But wait, that's not all. His incredible 4-for-5 performance on Sunday entered the record books on yet another front.
All five of Aaron Judge's batted balls yesterday were hit at least 110 MPH exit velocity, the most by any player in a game in the Statcast Era (since 2015).
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) September 19, 2022
No other player has ever had more than 3 batted balls 110+ MPH in a single game. pic.twitter.com/d2pvRLBJXo
He mashed all five of his batted balls in play at 110 MPH exit velocity, the most ever recorded in one game. The old record was three batted balls at 110+.
The accolades never seem to end for the Yankees' MVP-in-waiting. And, don't forget, free agent-in waiting.
16 games to play. Two HR to tie Maris. Three for the all-time record.
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