Aaron Judge is in the midst of another historic run, with 40 home runs in 109 games already. The New York Yankees captain holds the record for hitting the most home runs (62) in a single season in the post-steroids era of MLB. He unlocked the milestone in 2022, and an identical repeat this season has not been ruled out.
The former AL-MVP is on pace to finish with 59-60 home runs. However, to achieve the unthinkable, the New York Yankees will be required to ensure a deep postseason run. Meanwhile, on the eve of Judge’s 40th home run glory, the Yankee Stadium welcomed a special VIP guest and a former legend from the realms of Soccer.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic Throws Ceremonial Pitch As Yankees Special Guest
The New York Yankees, after producing a successful road series, returned to the Bronx on Friday for a home series against the Toronto Blue Jays. However, the series opener was delayed by rain, and before the game could commence, the Yanks welcomed its special guest for the evening, Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The soccer legend is widely famous for having the most confident personality. He is celebrated worldwide for his incredible skills and larger-than-life persona. However, this was the first time Zlatan had an encounter with baseball. He met captain Aaron Judge, and after posing for a few pictures, he threw the ceremonial pitch, which was far from perfect.
However, Zlatan Ibrahimovic was confident as usual. While he had never watched a baseball game before Friday, Zlatan said that if he were into baseball, he would be the guy who hit home runs every day. “I would be the one who does the home runs. Easy,” the Soccer player said. That being said, Ibrahimovic was in for a treat as he witnessed Aaron Judge script home run history live at the Yankee Stadium. Judge went deep with a 477-foot home run to become the fourth Yankee to hit 40 home runs in 3 plus seasons. Not only that, with a 2 RBI game, Aaron Judge also became the first ball player to log a total of 100 RBIs this season. While the New York Yankees wasted Judge’s strong outing by enduring an 8-5 loss, the captain continues to march on a remarkable season with his individual excellence.
Aaron Judge Reveals How Juan Soto Helped Him Reach 100 Season RBIs
The New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge hogged the limelight in an 8-5 loss to the Blue Jays on Friday. He slammed a 477-foot home run and also collected 2 RBIs to script season history. Meanwhile, in the post-game interview, the captain revealed that had the Yanks won the game, the historic hits would have been sweeter.
However, nonetheless, Aaron Judge was happy to finally unlock the three figure mark after being stuck on 99 RBIs for a while. The captain revealed that during the Phillies series, Juan Soto promised him to keep hitting extra-base hits as he desperately wanted to be Judge’s 100th RBI, and Soto once again lived up to his promise on Friday.
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