Aaron Judge ties Yogi Berra on Yankees' career home runs list - ESPN

CHICAGO — When Aaron Judge returned to the dugout after his first-inning homer, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone yelled «Yogi!» in the direction of his star slugger.

Yogi indeed.

Judge moved into a tie with Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra for fifth in franchise history when hitting his 358th career homer during Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox.

«Not getting [the win] kind of stings,» Judge said, «but you know, get a chance to tie one of the greatest if not the greatest Yankee in homers is, it's pretty special. The way Yogi played the game, what he meant to these pinstripes, you knew how much it meant being a New York Yankee to him. I feel the same way.

»I'm honored to wear this jersey, so it's pretty cool to be on that list with him."

Judge drove an 0-2 cutter from Martin Perez deep to center for a one-out solo shot. Judge's 43rd homer of the season had a 112.6 mph exit velocity and traveled 426 feet.

He made a bid for another homer in the third, but his drive went off the wall in center for a double. He also singled in the fifth and popped out for the final out of the seventh.

Batting with a runner aboard and one out in the ninth, he flied to center.

«Just missed the last one,» Boone said. «I thought he made the right move on the pitch. Looked like he got a hanger there that I thought he put a great swing on. He got under it a little bit and hit it straight up in the air. So those things happen.»

Judge, 33, also connected for a solo homer in New York's 11-inning victory at Chicago on Saturday night. The two-time American League MVP and seven-time All-Star batted .241 (20-for-83) with 6 homers, 12 RBIs and a .417 on-base percentage in 24 games in August.

Next up for Judge and the Yankees is four consecutive