Yankees’ Aaron Judge is somehow having a better 2024 season than 2022: 4 takeaways
NEW YORK — Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider was so sick of seeing Aaron Judge swing the bat that he did something no other manager had done in 52 years. Here are some of the wildest numbers from Judge’s season to date: A 71-home run pace Judge woke up April 27 with a.674 OPS and just four home runs. With how he’s hit over the past three months, it’s fair to wonder just how many home runs Judge would have at this point. To be mentioned in any type of category in anything with those guys, it’s quite an honor.” What’s more impressive: Judge’s 16 first-inning homers are more than what the Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Guardians, Royals, Colorado Rockies, Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants, Washington Nationals, New York Mets and Chicago White Sox have as teams. If Judge hits three more first-inning home runs this season, it would be the most in a single season in MLB history, surpassing Alex Rodriguez’s 18 from 2001.






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