Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Aaron Judge is usually even keel when he’s mashing home runs at MLB ballparks, but for his 300th career blast on Wednesday night, there was some anger behind it.
In the top of the eighth inning with the New York Yankees up 6-2, Judge decided to use his universal green light on a 3-0 count to hit an inside fastball over the left field wall for his 300th blast.
Judge made history in the process, too, becoming the fastest player to ever reach that feat in MLB history – 132 games fewer than Ralph Kiner, the previous record holder. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees hits a three-run home run, his 300th career home run, in the eighth inning against the White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on August 14, 2024, in Chicago. (Justin Casterline/Getty Images) Speaking with reporters after the game, Judge admitted that prior to the three-run homer put the game truly out of reach, he was ticked off that the White Sox decided to intentionally walk the hitter in front of him: All-star Juan Soto. "I was mad about the intentional walk," he said, per the New York Post. "So, that kind of fueled it.
Usually 3-0, I’ll take a pitch, see a pitch, kind of pass it on to the next guy. In that situation, if they want to pitch to you, you have to come through." Judge is usually the one that’s being pitched around or even intentionally walked this year as the AL MVP frontrunner has been wreaking havoc on pitchers all over the league.