Judge had gone seven games without a home run - his longest drought this season was nine in the middle of last month. All three stars reached those huge numbers playing for the Yankees.īarry Bonds holds the big-league record of 73 for the San Francisco Giants in 2001. Judge moved past the 60 home runs Babe Ruth hit in 1927, which had stood as the major league mark until Maris Sr broke it in 1961. “Then it was just a matter of enjoying him run the bases and giving his mom a big old hug and just enjoying the moment.” “As soon as he hit it I was like: ‘OK, that’s gone,’” Maris Jr said. He appeared to point toward them after rounding second base, then was congratulated by the entire Yankees team, who gave him hugs after he crossed the plate. Judge’s mother and Maris’ son Roger Maris Jr rose and hugged from front-row seats. The ball dropped into Toronto’s bullpen and was picked up by Blue Jays bullpen coach Matt Buschmann, who turned it over to the Yankees. He pumped an arm just before reaching first and exchanged a slap with coach Travis Chapman. Judge watched the ball clank off the front of the stands, just below two fans who reached over a railing and tried for a catch.
“When I hit it, I thought I got enough, but it’s been a couple of games since I did that,” Judge said. The 188.9kph drive took just 3.8 seconds to land 120m from the plate and it put the Yankees ahead 5-3.
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