Aaron Judge ties Babe Ruth with 60th home run, one shy of Maris’s AL mark

Aaron Judge hit his 60th home run Tuesday night, matching Babe Ruth and moving within one of Roger Maris’s American League season record.

The New York Yankees slugger drove a 3-1 sinker from Pittsburgh’s Wil Crowe 430 feet to the left field seats leading off the ninth inning. Judge’s third home run in two games and ninth in September thrilled a screaming crowd at Yankee Stadium. He answered pleas for a curtain call despite New York’s 8-5 deficit.

He equaled Ruth’s total for the 1927 Yankees and has 15 games remaining to match and surpass Maris’s total for New York in 1961.

No. 60 ties The Sultan of Swat for 2nd all-time in American League history!@TheJudge44