Aaron Judge reacts to hitting 60th home run of season: 'An incredible honor'

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No one had hit 60 home runs in a season in 21 years until Aaron Judge did so on Tuesday night.

Judge's blast made him the sixth person in MLB history to hit 60 in a season, and it's just the ninth occurrence all time. He joined Roger Maris and Babe Ruth as the only Yankees to accomplish the feat.

Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, and Mark McGwire were the last three players to accomplish the feat, but all three have been linked to using performance-enhancing drugs, so many will say Judge is the first person to do it cleanly since Maris did so in 1961.

Maris hit 61 that year - Judge's next two homers will tie and break that American League record.

AARON JUDGE HITS 60TH HOME RUN OF SEASON, PUTTING HIM IN ELITE MLB CLUB

Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees hits his 60th home run of the season during the 9th inning of the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Yankee Stadium on September 20, 2022 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

But for now, he has 60, and as humble as he is, he's taking in this moment.

"I don't think about the numbers. When you talk about Ruth and Maris and [Mickey] Mantle and all these Yankees greats that did so many great things in this game, you never imagine as a kid getting mentioned with them," Judge said after the game. "It's an incredible honor and something I don't take lightly at all."

Judge's home run came when the Yankees were down four runs in the bottom of the ninth. At the time, it seemed kind of meaningless. But little did everyone know it was the catalyst of the Yankees' best comeback win of the season - they scored five runs in the bottom of the ninth and won on a walk-off grand