NEW YORK — Aaron Judge tied a major league record by reaching 50 home runs for the fourth time in hitting a go-ahead, three-run drive for the New York Yankees during the second inning against the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night.
Judge drove a 96.6 mph sinker from Jonathan Cannon 392 feet into the Yankees’ bullpen in right-center field for a 3-1 lead.
Judge tallied 52 homers as a rookie in 2017, an American League-record 62 in 2022 and 58 last year. The only other players with four 50-homer seasons are Babe Ruth (1920, 1921, 1927, 1928), Mark McGwire (1996 to 1999) and Sammy Sosa (1998 to 2001).
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge tied the major league record held by Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa by reaching 50 home runs for the fourth time. Brad Penner-Imagn Images
A two-time AL MVP, the 33-year-old Judge leads the major leagues in batting average (.326) and OPS (1.130). He has 108 RBIs.
