Juan Soto and Aaron Judge are on a roll this season. Clearly, the New York Yankees duo is looking more dangerous than ever. After all, the 2022 AL MVP had a very slow start this season. Moreover, he took seven games to hit his first home run this season. On top of that, the captain of the Bronx Bombers did not look 100% healthy. He had a freak accident at the Los Angeles Dodgers fence last year. That resulted in a torn ligament in his toe. As a result, he missed 35 games on the trot. Moreover, the Yankees could not make the postseason for the first time since 2016.
It was really horrible for the NY side last year. Then, in the spring training in 2024, Aaron Judge missed a few games owing to an abs injury. Clearly, there were doubts on Judge’s fitness. All these factors resulted into the early season slump of the Yankees captain. But then he began to turn it around in the month of May. And at present, he has got more home runs than his partner in baseball crime, Juan Soto. This Judge-Soto duo can get into the elite list of Yankees duos in history.
Aaron Judge And Juan Soto Can Break More Yankees Homer Record
There is a good reason why the Yankees are enjoying their top position in the American League East division. In fact, the reason is quite simple, the Judge-Soto duo. These two guys have been tearing the cover of the ball apart. They have played crucial roles in the hot start of the Bronx Bombers to this ongoing season. According to Talkin’ Baseball, this duo is on pace to hit 40 home runs each this season. Aaron Judge has been slashing .276/.416/.611 and has hit 15 home runs already. Meanwhile, Juan Soto has been the most impactful player of the Yankees in the month of April and he is doing pretty well in May, too. The Dominican superstar has been slashing .312/.409/.563 and has hit 13 home runs.
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If the projection of Max Mannis turns out to be right, then the Judge-Soto duo will be in the Yankees history books. After all these years in MLB, only two pairs in Yankees history have hit more than 40 home runs each in a season. At first, there was the duo of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Secondly, there was the pair of Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris to hit 40+ home runs each in one season. Those seasons must have been great for the Yankees. After all, when the top offensive players of a team have such great seasons, it should have a great impact on the team as well.
Last Year’s Atlanta Braves May Have Competition
The Big 3 power hitters of the Yankees are on song this year. They are seeing the ball really well and can make the work of the opposing pitchers look miserable. Last year, the Atlanta Braves had three hitters slug 40+ home runs. This year, the Yankees can join the Braves on that list. Giancarlo Stanton has already hit 12 home runs. What if he ends up with 40+ homers as well?
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Judge and Soto are already on their way. But Stanton is not too far away. Thanks to the offensive power of the Yankees this year, they were able to even the series against the Seattle Mariners on Thursday. Moreover, the NY side won 5-0, with Judge and Soto going 3 for 6.
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