Baseball Sweet 50! Aaron Judge Breaks Rookie Home Run Record Aaron Judge has mashed his way to break a rookie record once held by “Bash Brother” Mark McGwire by Daniel Yanofsky September 26, 2017 If anything, 2017 is the season in which home runs made a comeback. The record for the most home runs in a single season (2000) has been broken and continues to expand. Aaron Judge is an accomplice to all of this, but he was also working on making history of his own. He did that yesterday, hitting home runs 49 and 50 to become the new MLB record holder for most home runs in a rookie season. He surpassed Mark McGwire, who hit 49 in 1987. Game after game, fans were in awe over Judge’s mammoth shots. As the season progressed, the countdown to greatness was inevitable. Judge hit the historic shots against the Royals, his 50th homer off of Trevor Cahill in the seventh inning. The Yankees ended up beating the Royals 11-3. With those shots, Judge has now hit a home run against every member of the American League. He is the fifth player to hit 50 home runs in a season as a Yankee. The other four are Babe Ruth, who did it four times, Mickey Mantle, who did it twice, Roger Maris and Alex Rodriguez. httpss://twitter.com/MLB/status/912400294746746880 Aaron Judge came into this season hoping to make an impact with a rebuilding team, and boy did he ever. As a result of his hard work, among other factors, the Yankees are heading to the playoffs. Speaking to MLB.com, CC Sabathia, one of the last remaining members of the 2009 Yankees World Series team, praised Judge for what he has done for the team this season. He also stated his credentials should put him in consideration for MVP. “Hitting 50 home runs, carrying this team to the playoffs, we can honestly say we are in this spot because of him. That’s what an MVP is.” Regardless if Judge deserves MVP or not, he has been on a role. Including those two yesterday, he now has 13 home runs in September, and has seven in his last seven games. As a result of his success, the Yankees have new life in them. The 25-year old Judge seems to be heating up again after a dreadful post-All-Star Game slump in which he struck out in 37 consecutive games. This newfound momentum is good timing for the surging Yankees. In a career year, Aaron Judge may just be getting started. Yankee fans are ecstatic to see Judge’s progression in the playoffs and beyond. Post Views: 2,144 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Daniel Yanofsky Baseball Editor, Misc. Sports Editor. Covers all things combat sports (MMA, Pro Wrestling and Boxing). When he's not writing, Daniel hosts a podcast, The Main Event. Latest posts by Daniel Yanofsky (see all) Mets hire Luis Rojas to replace Carlos Beltran as manager - January 23, 2020 An Outsider’s 2020 Hall of Fame Ballot - January 21, 2020 A Wild Yo Sighting: Yoenis Cespedes participates in running, fielding and hitting drills - January 21, 2020 Following Conor McGregor’s win at UFC 246, is “The King” truly back? - January 20, 2020 Related TopicsAaron JudgeBaseballFeatureMLBNew York Yankees Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 27, 2021 Whoop Rewards Employees With $100 Each Month To Sleep by Inesh Chari | posted on March 22, 2021 More in Baseball You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Patriots season ends in Game 4 LDCS loss to Long Island Thanks to a down 2017 season, Matt Harvey’s future in baseball is up in the air