Aaron Judge hits 62nd home run, passing Roger Maris for most in a season by American League player

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The MLB record books have been rewritten.

Aaron Judge hit his 62nd home run of the season Tuesday night against Texas Rangers pitcher Jesus Tinoco, surpassing Roger Maris for the most home runs in a single season by an American League player.

Judge becomes the fourth player to hit at least 62 home runs in a season. The other three — Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa — have all been linked to performance-enhancing drugs. 

Their alleged steroid use has cast doubt on whether their totals are legitimate. So many consider Judge the true single-season record holder.

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New York Yankees' Aaron Judge gestures as he rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run, his 62nd of the season, during the first inning in the second baseball game of a doubleheader against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. With the home run, Judge set the AL record for home runs in a season, passing Roger Maris. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

One of those many is Roger Maris Jr.

"He’s clean, he’s a Yankee, he plays the game the right way," Maris said last Wednesday after Judge tied his father. "I think it gives people a chance to look at somebody who should be revered for hitting 62 home runs and not just as a guy who did it in the American League. 

"He should be revered for being the actual single-season home run champ. That’s really who he is if he hits 62, and I think that’s what needs to happen. I think baseball needs to look at the records, and I think baseball should do something."

Judge disagrees, saying Bonds' "73 (from 2001) is the record." But he still acknowledged getting to 61 was packed with