Aaron Judge became the sixth person in MLB history to hit 60 home runs in a single season on Tuesday night. Judge’s 60th blast of the year was a leadoff solo shot in the ninth off Wil Crowe of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Judge is also the third Yankee to hit 60 in a season, joining Roger Maris (61 in 1961) and Babe Ruth (60 in 1927). He is the first person to reach the mark since both Barry Bonds (73) and Sammy Sosa (64) did so in 2001. Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees gestures as he runs the bases after a fourth inning home run against the Minnesota Twins during the game of a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium on September 7, 2022 in the Bronx borough of New York. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) Judge’s next two home runs will also be huge milestones, tying and breaking Maris’ American League record. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Bonds, Sosa and Mark McGwire have since surpassed Maris, but their ties to performance-enhancing drugs have tarnished their legacies to many baseball fans who believe Judge’s 62nd home run will be the true single-season record of all of the seasons. Judge has said himself that “73 is the record,” but some believe 62 could be worth as much as $10 million. Ticket prices for the chance to watch and/or catch 61 and 62 have also skyrocketed, so Judge can stay as humble as he wants, but 62 is historic no matter what. New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge (99) hits a home run against the Minnesota Twins on September 2, 2022, at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York. (Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images) AARON JUDGE’S HOME RUN CHASE CAUSES TICKET PRICES UNDER CONSTRUCTION On Sunday, Judge set the single-season record for most home runs by a right-handed hitter with his 59th dig of the year. Judge will be a free agent this year after turning down the Yankees’ offer of $230.5 million over eight years, and no bet on himself has ever worked out so well. The 30-year-old not only leads baseball in homers, but also leads the majors in RBI (128), on-base percentage (.419), slugging percentage (.703), total bases (372) and runs scored (123). Entering Tuesday, his .316 average was .001 behind AL leader Luis Arraez of the Minnesota Twins. He also leads the AL with 93 walks. New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge, right, waves to fans after a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in New York. The Yankees won 1-0. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Judge has 15 games left to break the record. Since July 15, he has averaged just over one home run every other game. The Yanks were down 8-4 when Judge hit the shutout, but it started a huge comeback for the Yanks who scored on a Giancarlo Stanton grand slam to beat the Pirates, 9-8.
