Aaron Judge home runs: Yankees star vs. Maris AL record

Baseball history could be on the horizon as Aaron Judge approaches Roger Maris' American League record of 61 home runs.

The New York Yankees outfielder came one step closer with his 58th and 59th homers on Sunday versus the Milwaukee Brewers. The Yankees outfielder has had an outstanding season at the plate, batting .315 and logging 125 RBIs. He is one of the reasons New York is among MLB's elite entering the stretch run.

Judge needs only three home runs to break Maris' 1961 record — a mark that has stood for six decades and, until Mark McGwire hit 70 in 1998, was the single-season record for all MLB.

Judge's quest to reach 62 has captivated the baseball world. We are tracking every home run he hits from now until the end of the season.

Here's where Judge stands in his chase for MLB history.

1. Barry Bonds, 73 (2001)

2. Mark McGwire, 70 (1998)

3. Sammy Sosa, 66 (1998)

4. Mark McGwire, 65 (1999)

5. Sammy Sosa, 64 (2001)

6. Sammy Sosa, 63 (1999)

7. Roger Maris, 61 (1961)

8. Babe Ruth, 60 (1927)

9.(tie) Aaron Judge, 59 (2022)

Babe Ruth, 59 (1921)

Giancarlo Stanton, 59 (2017)

Wednesday, 7:05 p.m. ET vs. PIT (facing Roansy Contreras)

Thursday, 7:15 p.m. ET vs. BOS (facing Michael Wacha)

Friday, 7:05 p.m. ET vs. BOS (facing Rich Hill)

On a 1-2 count, Judge took Angel Perdomo 443 feet to left field for his second home run of the game. He now holds the all-time AL record for home runs by a right-handed hitter, and is one dinger from tying Babe Ruth for second all time in AL history.

Masterful Mashing. 59th of the year. 2nd of the game. <a href=«https://twitter.com/hashtag/AllRise?src=hash&ref_src=» https:>#AllRise

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Judge took a third-pitch sinker 414 feet to right field off Jason Alexander for his 58th