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Aaron Judge hits home run #62 and makes baseball history

The New York Yankees' star outfielder has broken the 61-year-old record set by fellow Yankee Roger Maris back in 1961.

WEKU

Yankees star Judge hits 62nd homer to break Maris' AL record

Aaron Judge has hit his 62nd home run of the season to break Roger Maris’ American League record

The Independent UK

Aaron Judge Sets AL Record With 62nd Home Run

Judge moves past Roger Maris to stand alone atop the American League’s single-season list.

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Coverage of Aaron Judge’s home-run chase puts Len Kasper’s move to radio in focus

For those who still don’t accept Kasper’s rationale for leaving Cubs TV for White Sox radio nearly two years ago, consider what happened in baseball broadcasting last week.

Chicago Sun-Times

SI:AM | One Step Closer to 62

What are we supposed to make of Aaron Judge’s historic season?

Sports Illustrated

Roger Maris Jr. calls Aaron Judge the true home run king

Judge tied the AL record with his 61st homer on Wednesday. Maris Jr. earlier said he considers the home run totals held by Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds to be illegitimate. “I think most people do.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Aaron Judge Makes History, but 61 Is Not the Record

Barry Bonds holds the single-season record, yet what the Yankees star has accomplished is still worth celebrating.

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Aaron Judge hits 61st home run of season, ties Roger Maris’ AL record as Yankees beat Blue Jays

TORONTO — After seven games and eight days without a home run, the frustration started to show. In a 3-2 count, in the seventh inning of a tie game, Aaron Judge stepped back and took a little stroll behind the batter’s box. He took a deep breath as he settled…

Tribune News Service

Yankees Aaron Judge ties single-season AL record with 61st home run

Only five other players have hit 60 or more home runs in a single season.

Axios

Yankees star Judge hits 61st home run, ties Maris' AL record

Aaron Judge tied Roger Maris’ American League record of 61 home runs in a season, going deep for the New York Yankees against the Toronto Blue Jays

The Independent UK

New York Yankees Aaron Judge Home Run Ball Worth Millions Before It's Hit

The 2022 Major League Baseball season could see several records fall thanks to the bat of New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge. Here’s a look at the massive figures thrown out for home run balls from Judge before they’re even hit.

Benzinga

Why the home run chases of today are different from the late '90s and early 2000s

For many baseball fans, the excitement over Aaron Judge, Albert Pujols and the milestones they've been chasing has evoked bittersweet memories of the home run chases of baseball's "steroid era."

WEKU

Rejuvenated Albert Pujols brings his chase for 700 home runs to Dodger Stadium

SAN DIEGO — When the bat of Albert Pujols caught fire in early August, and it appeared the St. Louis Cardinals slugger would make an improbable 11th-hour run to 700 homers, Mark McGwire began tracking his long-ago teammate through the MLB app and tuning into as many Pujols plate appearances…

Los Angeles Times

Milestone balls leave fans with a choice: return it or sell?

Sal Durante was 19 when he caught Roger Maris’ record-breaking 61st home run in 1961

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The single-season MLB record for most home runs: Where Aaron Judge lands

Where Judge lands on this list of huge home run seasons.

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Two of baseball's biggest stars are closing in on major home run marks

The Yankees' Aaron Judge and the Cardinals' Albert Pujols are each closing in on a major home run milestone, bringing life to every at-bat as their teams near the end of the regular season.

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | The Bills and Eagles Made Big Statements on ‘MNF’

It’s early but they looked like two of the best teams in the league.

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | The U.S. Open Is on the Verge of a Historic Finish

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Chicago Sun-Times

Home-run stud Aaron Judge is doing it the right way — we think

Yankee seems squeaky-clean, so we can go ahead and call him the homer king if he passes Maris

Sports Illustrated

What History Tells Us About Aaron Judge’s Pursuit of 61 Home Runs

Let’s look at how his season compares to the other players who were on similar homer paces entering September.

Tribune News Service

Aaron Judge hits homer No. 49, Gerrit Cole strikes out 11 as Yankees surge continues with 3-2 win over A’s

OAKLAND, Calif. — Aaron Judge is back on track. The New York Yankees slugger, who snapped a nine-game homer drought earlier this week, hit his third home run in the last four games Friday night as the Bombers beat the A’s 3-2 at the Coliseum.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The St. Louis Zoo is using fitness trackers to help save endangered cattle

ST. LOUIS — Poaching and habitat loss are driving a species of exotic cattle toward extinction in the wild.

Sports Illustrated

Mark McGwire’s Son Drafted by Former Team’s Archrival

Mason McGwire was selected in the eighth round of the 2022 MLB draft on Monday.

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | Dustin Johnson Goes Rogue

He was the biggest surprise on the list of names released for LIV Golf’s inaugural event.

Chicago Sun-Times

On Sammy Sosa, the Hall of Fame, and steroids

Sosa’s alleged steroid use kept him from getting into the Hall of Fame. But who is voted in and who is kept out is glaringly inconsistent.

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