Source: www.rlyw.net --- Monday, September 25, 2017
NEW YORK—Never in Baseball history has a first-year player hit more home runs than Aaron Judge, who now stands alone among the best rookie home run hitters of all time after New York’s 11-3 win over the Royals at Yankee Stadium on Monday. Judge hit two home runs to set the new single-season rookie record of 50, breaking the previous mark set by Mark McGwire in 1987. Judge lined a two-run shot the opposite way off Royals starter Jakob Junis in the third, and skied a solo shot to left-center off Trevor Cahill in the seventh. Gary Sanchez followed the seventh-inning blast with a solo shot of his own, while Greg Bird connected on a two-run homer an inning before. All of that power backed starter CC Sabathia, who tossed his second straight strong start in anticipation of the postseason. I was really pulling for Judge to beat McGwire and at the All-Star Break it seemed like fait accompli. Then came two crappy months and it looked like Judge had very little chance. But 13 homers in September and now Judge is alone as the all-time rookie home run king. Good for Judge, and good for us for getting to watch. ...
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