MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred on single-season home run king: ‘Let fans make their own judgment’

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Aaron Judge’s pursuit of the American League single-season home run record stole the headlines for the second half of Major League Baseball’s season. 

For many, Judge’s passing of Roger Maris on the single-season home run list was not just an American League record, but the all-time record. 

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred speaks during the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony on July 24, 2022, in Cooperstown, New York. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

While Maris sat at seventh on the all-time list prior to Judge hitting home run No. 62 Tuesday night, a large portion of the baseball community considered him to be in first place, based on the allegations that Barry Bonds was using steroids in the season when he hit 73 home runs. 

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The two players behind Bonds and in front of Maris – Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa – have also been linked to performance-enhancing drugs. 

On Thursday, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred joined ESPN’s program "Get Up" and suggested fans can make their own decisions on who is the true home run king. 

"The record books say what they say," Manfred said. "I think that over the history of the game, there have been different eras – the ball performed differently, the equipment was different – and I think the best way to handle it is to let fans make their own judgment as to what records are most significant to them." 

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Roger Maris Jr., the son of Roger Maris, has stated that Judge is the real home-run king after passing his father. 

Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees runs the bases as he hits his 61st home run of