Just one away! After his blast to leadoff the ninth inning of yesterday’s walk-off victory over the Pirates, Aaron Judge now sits at an even 60, just a single home run shy of equaling the AL record set by Roger Maris 61 years ago. So how exactly did the Yankees land the player who just tied Babe Ruth for the second-most home runs in a season in franchise history?
The Athletics drafted Judge out of high school in 31st round of 2010 Draft, but he decided to attend Fresno State. In three years, he batted .