Judge Hits 51st, Joins Four-Time 50-HR Club

Aaron Judge hit two home runs against the Chicago White Sox to reach 51 homers this season, marking his fourth 50-plus homer campaign. That milestone ties him with Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa as the only players with four 50-HR seasons. Baseball-Reference noted he is the only player with three 50+ homer seasons and double-digit steals. Judge leads the American League in batting average and OPS, strengthening his AL MVP case and putting him in position to be the first since Jimmie Foxx (1938) and Mickey Mantle (1956) to pair a 50-HR season with a batting title. His late-season power surge helped the Yankees clinch a playoff berth and pull even with Toronto in the AL East with only a few games remaining.