What a season for New York Yankees star Aaron Judge. While Seattle's Cal Raeleigh is getting a ton of attention, and deservedly so, Judge just continues to mash baseballs.
With Sunday being the final regular-season game of the 2025 season, Judge went deep for the 53rd time to start the game on Saturday. The Yankees also came away with a 6-1 win.
New York needed the win, as they started the game 92-68, and tied with Toronto for the top record in the American League. The winner of the division would garner the top seed in the AL, while the other gets the 4 seed, and would have to play in the wildcard on Tuesday. The Blue Jays took a 3-0 lead over Tampa Bay early in their game.
With his 53rd home run, Judge is now the first player in MLB history to hit at least 53 home runs and lead the league in batting average. With his two hits in the game, the right fielder is now hitting .331 on the season, and now has drived in 114 runs.
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Players in baseball history to lead MLB in batting average and hit at least 53 HR:
— AT (@YankeeWRLD) September 27, 2025
2025 Aaron Judge
That’s it. The most home runs by an MLB batting champion in the history of the sport pic.twitter.com/mZwP9HP5mp
It will be Kyle Braddish for Baltimore on Sunday, against Luis Gil for the Yankees. Ian Seymour is projected to start for Tampa at Toronto, but the Blue Jays have yet to announce their starting pitcher.
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