New York Yankees star Aaron Judge crushed his 45th home run of the season two days ago in Seattle, a towering 412-foot shot that landed in the second deck, off a first-pitch slider from the Dickensian-named Penn Murfee. As far as Judge home runs go, this one was actually rather pedestrian: His 36th-best exit velocity, 26th-best in distance and 11th in highest launch angle at 32 degrees. Yes, just a routine second-deck home run.
It was Judge's 15th home run in his past 23 games as he continues to tower over both leagues.