Roger Maris Jr. blasts MLB, says Aaron Judge’s potential 62nd home run should be single-season record

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Roger Maris Jr. has traveled to New York and Toronto and watched the Yankees for the past nine days to finally see Aaron Judge tie his father’s American League single-season home run record at 61 home runs. 

But this isn’t the first time Maris has done so. He watched as Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and Barry Bonds busted past 61 home runs between 1998-2001. 

However, Bonds, Sosa and McGwire are all tainted by the steroid cloud that hangs over them. McGwire admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs, but Sosa and Bonds never did, though they have been accused of doing so. 

That’s why Maris said to reporters after the Yankees’ 8-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays that, if Judge hits 62 home runs by the end of the regular season, his record should stand alone as the most single-season home runs ever. 

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Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees speaks to Roger Maris Jr. following the win against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on September 28, 2022, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  (Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)

"I think it means a lot, not just for me, I think it means a lot for a lot of people," he explained. "He’s clean, he’s a Yankee, he plays the game the right way. I think it gives people a chance to look at somebody who should be revered for hitting 62 home runs and not just as a guy who did it in the American League. He should be revered for being the actual single-season home run champ. That’s really who he is if he hits 62 and I think that’s what needs to happen. I think baseball needs to look at the records and I think baseball should do something."

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