The baseball world remains intently focused on the Yankees’ Aaron Judge as he pursues history.
As anticipation continues to mount, here’s everything you need to know.
The Yankees finish their final home series of the regular season, against the Orioles. Sunday’s 1:35 pm ET matinee is available free on MLB.TV, as well as on the YES Network, MASN and MLB Network (out of market only). You can also watch each of Judge’s at-bats live on MLB.com.
YANKEES REMAINING SCHEDULE
October 2: vs. Orioles
October 3-Oct. 5 (four games): at Rangers
With 61 homers through 157 team games, Judge is on pace to finish with 62 homers. There have been nine seasons with at least 60.
Most HR in a season, MLB history:
2001 Barry Bonds: 73
1998 Mark McGwire: 70
1998 Sammy Sosa: 66
1999 Mark McGwire: 65
2001 Sammy Sosa: 64
1999 Sammy Sosa: 63
2022 Aaron Judge: 61
1961 Roger Maris: 61
1927 Babe Ruth: 60
Judge has sizable leads in the home run and RBI departments, but he’s in a close race for the AL batting title. Here’s where he stands in each category:
AL home run leaders:
1. Aaron Judge: 61
2. Mike Trout: 38
2. Yordan Alvarez: 37
AL RBI leaders:
1. Aaron Judge: 130
2. José Ramírez: 122
3. Kyle Tucker: 104
AL batting average leaders:
1. Luis Arraez: .315
2. Aaron Judge: .313
3. Xander Bogaerts: .307
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