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Taking Stock of Shohei Ohtani’s Best Comps at Age 32

The career of baseball’s two-way superstar resembles the combined output of two very different Hall of Famers.

Sports Illustrated

Cal Raleigh hits his 60th home run of the season, becoming the 7th MLB player to achieve the feat

Cal Raleigh has become the seventh player in major league history to hit 60 home runs in a season, launching two solo shots for the Seattle Mariners against the Colorado Rockies

The Independent UK

SI:AM | Cal Raleigh Sets One Record While Pursuing Another

Hitting the most homers in a season by a catcher is impressive, but a more significant mark is within reach.

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Red Sox Outfielder Wilyer Abreu Makes Obscure History in Two Home Run Game

Abreu accomplished a feat we haven't seen since Roger Maris.

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Every 50-Home Run Season in MLB History

Hitting the mark is an accomplishment that's been attained by a mere 32 players.

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Will anyone hit 74 homers? Even Aaron Judge thinks MLB season record is 'a little untouchable'

What used to be one of baseball’s most magical numbers — 61 home runs — now sits buried, eight lines deep, in the Major League Baseball record book

The Independent UK

Aaron Judge Sets Yankees Record With 34 Pre-All-Star Break Homers

Aaron Judge makes history with 34 home runs before All-Star break, leading Yankees to victory over Orioles and closing in on AL East division lead.

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If There Were Asterisks on Majors, They'd Have Been a Thing Long Before LIV Golf

European Tour stars from decades ago couldn't get into majors but Alex Miceli says no one is calling for “distinctive marks” for those.

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SI:AM | Shohei Ohtani’s Fascinating Contract Structure

The Dodgers got a bargain.

Sports Illustrated

Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, and the home run chase of 1998

Steroids or not, the home run chase of 25 years ago was an exciting season. ‘Gould’s Law’ shows it was also a statistical aberration.

Chicago Sun-Times

Progressing Aaron Judge talks Shohei Ohtani’s pursuit of history: ‘Records are meant to be broken’

ANAHEIM, Calif. — If Shohei Ohtani breaks the American League’s single-season home run record this year, Aaron Judge won’t be disappointed.

Tribune News Service

Aaron Judge Addresses Possibility of Shohei Ohtani Breaking AL Home Run Record

The Yankees star was asked about the Angels phenom making a run at his mark of 62 homers.

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Yankees Aaron Judge’s quest to break Roger Maris’ home run record was pursuit of history

“62: Aaron Judge, the New York Yankees, and the Pursuit of Greatness." by Bryan Hoch; Atria Books (368 pages, $29.99)

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The Stats Don’t Lie. Aaron Judge Is Having a Historic Encore Season

With his plate discipline at a career best, pitchers are struggling to quiet the Yankees star.

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Cardinals broadcaster, World Series champ Mike Shannon dies

Two-time World Series winner and longtime St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster Mike Shannon has died

Daily Mirror

Aaron Judge makes frightening New York Yankees prediction that will terrify MLB rivals

New York Yankees are once again hoping to end their drought for a World Series win this season, and their rivals will be cautious after 2022 MVP Aaron Judge made a bold claim

The Independent UK

Aaron Judge is AP male athlete of year after setting HR mark

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge has been voted The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Mike Sielski: Tim Mayza gave up Aaron Judge’s 61st home run. Why his moment of failure was actually a triumph.

CAMP HILL, Pa. — On Sept. 28 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, in the seventh inning of a game against the Blue Jays, on the eighth pitch of his fourth at-bat of his 151st game, the Yankees’ Aaron Judge hit a two-run home run. The ball traveled 394 feet, landing…

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Aaron Judge’s historic 62nd home run ball sells for $1.5M at auction

Major league ballplayers aren’t the only ones securing big paydays.

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Aaron Judge wins AL MVP award after historic season

NEW YORK — From June to October almost every time he came to the plate, Aaron Judge heard the chants; "MVP, MVP, MVP." Thursday night, those chants became a reality. Judge’s remarkable 2022 season was capped with baseball’s highest award. The 30-year-old free-agent outfielder who led the Yankees this season…

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: The World Series has been intriguing. But baseball’s future is in jeopardy if current trends don’t change.

The 2022 baseball season might one day be remembered for the lockout, Aaron Judge’s pursuit of Roger Maris’ American League home run record and a combined World Series no-hitter by the Houston Astros.

Sports Illustrated

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred Asked Who Real Home Run King Is

After Aaron Judge slugged 62 home runs this season, debate has raged about where his year stands in the baseball hierarchy.

The Independent UK

Boosted by Judge, Yankees' YES Network viewers increase 27%

Boosted by Aaron Judge’s pursuit of Roger Maris’ American League home run record, Yankees games on the team’s YES Network averaged 368,000 viewers in the New York market this year, up 27% from 2021 and the most in 11 seasons

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What makes Aaron Judge special? MLB’s top sluggers weigh in as Yankee great chases history.

NEW YORK — Jim Thome’s 14-year-old son, Landon, has come down to breakfast at the Thome household most mornings this baseball season with a question for his old man, the fearsome Hall of Fame slugger who smacked 612 home runs during his playing career:

Benzinga

Aaron Judge Hits 62nd Home Run, Fan Who Caught It Tied To Stock Market

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge made history on Tuesday night with his 62nd home run hit in the 2022 season. Judge may also have made someone who manages money for a living a new millionaire.

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