Tag Archives: Mark McGwire

Aaron Judge blasted his way into the history books last night with his 62nd home run of the season. The slugger now stands alone as the sole American League home run champion. He broke the record of 61 set by Yankee legend Roger Maris in 1961. CHASE CLOSED!#AaronJudge is your …

Story by Jack Alperstein and Shawn Humphrey Any sports fan, regardless of if they enjoy baseball, knows that the story of the 2022 MLB season has been Aaron Judge. The Yankee star outfielder has put on a show all year. His most recent feat: hitting his 61st home run of …

Hovering near the top of many lists of baseball’s greatest managers of all time is longtime skipper Tony La Russa. La Russa’s lengthy coaching career, which spans more than three decades, is stamped with success. He has three World Series wins under his belt, along with four Manager of the …

Two ferocious sluggers battling it out in the baseball record books. A storied season highlighted by roaring round-trippers, later tainted by the presence of performance-enhancing drugs. This is the scene painted by ESPN’s newest 30 for 30: “Long Gone Summer,” which premiered on Sunday. While baseball is on hiatus, fans …

Records are meant to be broken, they say; that goes for the home run records especially. Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs in 1927. Roger Maris hit 61 in ’61. McGwire (70) and Sosa (66) battled for the record in 1998. Barry Bonds is now the man on top after …

It is officially October, which means the MLB postseason is here. Tuesday will see the New York Yankees hosting the Minnesota Twins in the AL Wild Card Game at Yankee Stadium. 24 hours.@Yankees. @Twins. Nothing left to say. Let's get it. #WildCard pic.twitter.com/jpdqj6Da7p — MLB (@MLB) October 3, 2017 From …

Major League Baseball’s home run record for homers in a season could very well be broken this season. Thanks in part to a few sluggers, namely New York Yankee rookie Aaron Judge and Miami Marlins powerhouse Giancarlo Stanton, 2017 is the year of the home run. The total for home runs …

Miami Marlins baseball has been relatively dreadful over the past couple of years, but the fans had something to celebrate Sunday night when Giancarlo Stanton began to circle the diamond, becoming MLB’s newest player to reach 50-home runs. STANTON IS THE KEY Stanton not only got his 50th homer, but …