Aaron Judge (New York Yankees) once again hit a home run. 6 home runs in 6 games.
Judge appeared as the designated hitter twice in the 2023 major league match against the Toronto Blue Jays held at the Rogers Center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on the 19th (Korean time) and recorded 2 hits in 4 at-bats (1 home run), 2 RBIs, 1 run and 1 strikeout. did. Season batting average 0.279 OPS 0.993.
Judge hit a home run in the first inning. After lead hitter Glaber Torres hit, Judge hit Jose Berrios’ 93 mph (approximately 149 km/h) sinker and crossed the center wall. It was his 12th home run this season.
Judge,메이저사이트 who withdrew from his second at-bat, came out as the lead batter in the top of the 6th inning. It hit Berrios’ 93.3 mph (about 150 km/h) sinker. Judge’s batted ball went wide behind the center fielder again. He looked like it was going to be a home run, but it hit the top of the fence and came out. The centrifuge is a home run. However, at the end of the video review, a recognized double was declared.
Judge came out in the last at-bat in the top of the 7th inning with 2 out on 1st and 3rd base. However, in the 1B2S situation, he had already struck out, swinging in vain at Garcia’s 87.3 mph (about 140 km/h) slider.
Judge hit 62 home runs last season, becoming the home run king. In particular, he set a new record by surpassing the American League single-season home run record of 61 set by Roger Maris in 1961. It is a record broken after 61 years without taking drugs.
After the season, he came out on the free agent (FA) market and signed a 9-year, $360 million (approximately 477.9 billion won) contract with the Yankees. He subsequently took over the captaincy, which had been vacant since Derek Jeter in 2014.
Judge has not been able to play for a while since the 28th of last month due to a hip injury. He returned in the last 10 against the Oakland Athletics. After his return, he did not hit a home run in 4 games, but hit 2 home runs in the 14th home game against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Afterwards, Judge’s bat spewed fire. He hit two home runs against Toronto on the 16th and also crossed the fence once in the match against Toronto on the 17th. He failed to hit a home run in the game on the 18th, but showed his strength again in the game that day. 6 home runs in 6 games.
Judge narrowed the number to Adolis Garcia of the Texas Rangers, who hit 13 homers, by one. He is tied for second in the American League with Rafael Devers (Boston Red Sox).