Overview
- Aaron Judge belted a home run in the Yankees’ loss to the Astros on Sunday, his 34th birthday, for his 10th of the season.
- It was the third birthday homer of his Yankees career, tying Yogi Berra and Graig Nettles for second in team history, with Lou Gehrig holding the record at four.
- Judge entered the day with 377 career home runs in 1,172 games, keeping him on a path toward 400 in fewer games than most players have ever reached the mark.
- He owns three American League MVP awards, including a unanimous win in 2024, and has four 50-homer seasons, a feat matched only by Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa.
- He set the fastest pace to 300 career homers by games and by at-bats, according to Elias, reinforcing a career already discussed alongside the greatest position players in Yankees history.