MLB 2025: Breaking down Aaron Judge's season start - ESPN

Aaron Judge has made the incredible look easy for long enough that we're running out of words to describe his excellence, so here's maybe the best way to sum up what the New York Yankees superstar is doing in 2025: There is usually a max exodus to the concession stands after his at-bats.

Even after going a mere 1-for-5 with a double Sunday, Judge is hitting an astounding .423/.510/.777. His eighth-inning double Sunday extended his hitting streak to 14 games — he has hit .474 with 10 extra-base hits during the streak — and his on-base streak to 30 games. Judge leads the majors in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, OPS and hits, and is tied with Teoscar Hernandez for the lead in RBIs. He also leads in WAR along with adjusted metrics OPS+ and weighted runs created.

Somehow, after an astonishing 62-homer season in 2022 and then an even better all-around season in 2024, Judge has seemingly raised his game again. He's hitting at levels few have reached, joining the company of all-time legends of the sport such as Babe Ruth and Josh Gibson and Ted Williams and Mickey Mantle and Barry Bonds.

«We're watching one of the best ever to play this game,» Yankees broadcaster Paul O'Neill said during Judge's latest hot streak.

It's hard to disagree with that assessment. His at-bats are worth holding off on that hot dog or beer run to watch. Let's dig into some of the numbers.

Here are the highest batting averages through 34 team games since division play began in 1969:

Paul O'Neill, 1994 Yankees: .459/.562/.847, 9 HRs, 31 RBIs

Rod Carew, 1983 Angels: .449/.480/.593, 2 HRs, 21 RBIs

Luis Arraez, 2023 Marlins: .430/.483/.533, 1 HR, 12 RBIs

Barry Bonds, 1993 Giants: .429/.539/.813, 8 HRs, 29 RBIs

Aaron Judge, 2025