History has been made on a Tuesday night in Texas. Aaron Judge launched his 62nd home run on an offering from the Rangers’ Jesús Tinoco and now stands as the single-season American League home run champion. The 2022 journey has been nothing short of incredible and now it’s officially in the record books. This year’s Yankees have been both extremely fun to watch at times and extremely infuriating to watch at times, but Judge has simply never faltered.
After taking a week to get over the hump and tie Roger Maris with his 61st home run on Wednesday, Judge finally broke the AL record that’s coincidentally held firm for 61 years.