Yankees' Aaron Judge further cements name in franchise history books with second three-home run game of season

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The New York Yankees have largely been a disappointment in 2023. The team currently sits in fourth place in the American League East division with a 78-76 record and are seven games behind in the wild card race.

Superstar Aaron Judge is coming off a historic 2022 campaign, but the slugger has dealt with injury setbacks this year limiting him to 100 games so far. Judge gave the Yankees a reason to celebrate on Friday when he smashed three home runs during a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. 

The homers marked the second time this season that Judge has managed to hit three balls over the outfield wall this season — which set a Yankees record. "It’s incredible," Judge said after New York’s 7-1 victory. "You see the list of players that have come through here, the retired numbers out there, but I just tried to do my job."

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New York Yankees Aaron Judge hits a home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, September 22, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Judge hit a three-run homer in the third and a two-run shot in the fifth off rookie starter Brandon Pfaadt. The star outfielder added his third homer of the night by reaching the second deck in right field with a solo drive off Slade Cecconi.

"Greatness doing special things," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. "Those are things that, kind of the crazy things that happen, but it’s just a special player. Not surprising that he’s on that list."

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After rounding the bases, Judge took a curtain call from the Yankee