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The baseball world remains intently focused on the Yankees’ Aaron Judge as he pursues history.
As anticipation continues to mount, here’s everything you need to know.
ESPN is airing live national coverage of the Yankees’ series finale against the Red Sox.
YANKEES REMAINING SCHEDULE
Sunday: vs. Red Sox
Monday-Wednesday: at Blue Jays
Sept. 30-Oct. 2: vs. Orioles
Oct. 3-Oct. 5 (four games): at Rangers
With 60 homers through 151 team games, Judge has averaged one home run every 2.5 team games this season. If he keeps up that pace, he would finish with 64 homers, the most anyone has hit in a season since Barry Bonds had an MLB-record 73 in 2001. It would be the sixth 64-plus homer season in MLB history. There have been nine with at least 60.
Most HR in a season, MLB history:
2001 Barry Bonds: 73
1998 Mark McGwire: 70
1998 Sammy Sosa: 66
1999 Mark McGwire: 65
2001 Sammy Sosa: 64
1999 Sammy Sosa: 63
1961 Roger Maris: 61
2022 Aaron Judge: 60
1927 Babe Ruth: 60
Judge has sizable leads in the home run and RBI departments, but he’s in a close race for the AL batting title. Here’s where he stands in each category (through Friday):
AL home run leaders:
1. Aaron Judge: 60
2. Yordan Alvarez: 37
3. Mike Trout: 36
AL RBI leaders:
1. Aaron Judge: 128
2. José Ramírez: 117
3. Kyle Tucker: 103
AL batting average leaders:
1. Xander Bogaerts: .315
2. Aaron Judge: .314
3. Luis Arraez: .313