Debates have raged about where Aaron Judge’s season stands in history, after the Yankees slugger broke Roger Maris’s American League home run record by hitting 62 during the 2022 campaign. While the all-time MLB record of 73 home runs is still held by Barry Bonds, some observers believe that mark is illegitimate, because of the widespread use of performance-enhancing drugs during Bonds’s era.
The latest to take a definitive stance on the matter is MLB commissioner Rob Manfred.
Speaking on FS1’s “The Carton Show” on Monday, Manfred was asked for his thoughts on the matter.