Move Over Roger Maris—Aaron Judge Is The New HR King

With only one home run in his last 12 games, and only one day left in the regular season, some were wondering if he would get there. But was there really ever any doubt? All Rise... There's a new single-season home run king in the American League:

SIXTY-TWO! BASEBALL HISTORY! @TheJudge44 is the American League home run King! pic.twitter.com/QKrcuOvZMU

— New York Yankees (@Yankees) October 5, 2022

Aaron Judge cranked his record 62nd home run, to pass former Yankee great Roger Maris for the AL home run record. A solo HR, deep to left, in the first inning in Texas, is the record-breaking blast. 

CHASE CLOSED!#AaronJudge is your new AL single-season HR leader. 6️⃣2️⃣ #AllRise pic.twitter.com/3ipmhm6Cw4

— MLB (@MLB) October 5, 2022

Judge had tied Maris last week in Toronto and needed five more games to hit the record-breaker, in the Yankees' penultimate game of the season. 

Official: Aaron Judge's home run ball landed in Section 31, Row 1, Seat 3, of Globe Life Field.

The person in possession of the baseball has been guided by security to a location in the stadium where the ball is being authenticated and officially dedicated.@MLB @MLBNetwork

— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) October 5, 2022

The ball is expected to be worth at least $2M, according to some reports. 

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