5.Īfter a single in five at-bats in the first game Tuesday, Judge was 3 for 17 with five walks and a hit by pitch since moving past the 60 home runs Babe Ruth hit in 1927, which had stood as the major league record for 34 years. The doubleheader nightcap in Texas was his 55th game in row played since Aug. Judge had homered only once in the past 13 games, and that was when he hit No. “I think baseball needs to look at the records and I think baseball should do something.” said Wednesday night after his father’s mark was matched by Judge. “He should be revered for being the actual single-season home run champ,” Roger Maris Jr. Major League Baseball started testing with penalties for PEDs in 2004, and some fans - perhaps many - until now have considered Maris as holder of the legitimate record.

McGwire admitted using banned steroids, while Bonds and Sosa denied knowingly using performing-enhancing drugs. Barry Bonds hit an MLB-record 73 for the San Francisco Giants in 2001, and the Chicago Cubs’ Sammy Sosa had 66, 65 and 63 during a four-season span starting in 1998. Louis Cardinals in 1998 and 65 the following year. Maris’ 61 for the Yankees in 1961 had been exceeded six times previously, but all were tainted by the stench of steroids. The 30-year-old Yankees slugger drove a 1-1 slider from Texas right-hander Jesús Tinoco into the first couple of rows of seats in left field when leading off the second game of New York’s day-night doubleheader. ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Aaron Judge hit his 62nd home run of the season Tuesday night, breaking Roger Maris’ American League record and setting what some fans consider baseball’s “clean” standard.

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