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Judge is true home run king to Maris family

Wednesday October 5, 2022

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 …

Long Gone Summer: Reflecting on McGwire/Sosa Home Run Chase of 1998

Tuesday June 16, 2020

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 …

Who Will Break the Home Run Record?

Monday June 15, 2020

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 …

MLB Home Run Record On Cusp of Being Broken

Tuesday September 19, 2017

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 …