The New York Yankees All-Star outfielder became the fastest player ever to hit 350 career home runs, setting the mark with a two-run blast in the ninth inning off Chicago Cubs reliever Brad Keller. Judge took a 97-mph four-seam fastball on an 0-2 count, supplanting the ball into right center field to get the Yankees on the board.
New York lost the game 5-2. The home run was Judge’s 35th of the season, and it was his 1,088th game in the majors. Mark McGwire had the previous record, hitting his 350th home run in his 1,280th game. The 33-year-old Judge was also the fastest to reach 250 and 300 career home runs, and McGwire is the fastest to 400 roundtrippers (1,412 games).
Judge, a two-time American League Most Valuable Player, is hitting .358 with 35 home runs and 81 RBI. Judge leads the majors in hits (125), OPS (1.204), slugging percentage (.739), and wins above replacement.
Aaron Judge blasts 350th home run
Here is a look at the historic home run.
