Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hits milestone home run at blistering fast pace
It didn't take long for Aaron Judge to hit the th home run of his MLB career On Saturday the New York Yankees slugger knocked a ball over the outfield wall to reach the milestone While hitting homers is a feat in itself Judge reached the mark more briskly than former slugger Mark McGwire CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMJudge reached in his th match while McGwire hit No in his th tournament against Detroit Tigers pitcher Brian Moehler June surpassing Harmon Killebrew who hit his th in his th competition AARON JUDGE MOVES INTO SECOND IN MLB JERSEY SALES BEHIND SHOHEI OHTANI Big Mac did a lot of great things in this encounter and he s definitely a legend Judge revealed I just think he s playing in a different league Yankees manager Aaron Boone mentioned after Judge s ninth-inning drive to right center field against the Cubs Chicago won - Judge who turned in April debuted with the Yankees at age in The two-time AL MVP also doubled twice and is hitting a major league-leading with homers and RBIs Would have been great if we got a win this day Judge commented I ve been surrounded by a lot of great teammates been on particular good teams so they really put me in the best position to go out there and perform at my best McGwire finished his career in at age with homers still good for th on the career list He admitted in he used performance-enhancing drugs and has been denied entry to baseball's Hall of Fame The Yankees captain noted he has maintained a relationship with McGwire since their first conversation I think it started with when I broke my first rib Judge announced I think his son was kind of going through the same thing so he was first asking me how did I heal What do we do So I kind of gave him particular tips on that And then we just kind of chit-chatted a little bit and kept in contact The Associated Press contributed to this document Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter
