Aaron Judge hits record 62nd home run, breaking tie with Roger Maris

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge clubbed his 62nd location tally of the year Tuesday nighttime successful Texas, making him baseball's top single-season long-ball hitter — extracurricular of MLB's notorious steroid era.

Judge's memorable blast came successful the first inning, disconnected Rangers pitcher Jesus Tinoco, in the nightcap of a doubleheader at Globe Life Field successful Arlington.

Tuesday's homer broke a necktie with Roger Maris, who deed 61 shots successful 1961, for the astir deed successful a azygous American League season.

Judge had tied Maris' record with a roundtrip changeable successful Toronto on Wednesday. He's present unsocial successful seventh spot for astir homers deed successful immoderate 1 season.

But Judge's accomplishment whitethorn lone basal arsenic a grounds successful the hearts and minds of purist shot fans.

All the record-holders up of Judge are National League sluggers who did their harm successful the precocious '90s and aboriginal 2000s, erstwhile it was wide believed immoderate of the champion hitters and pitchers utilized performance-enhancing drugs.

MLB did not suspend players for steroid usage until 2005. By that point, Maris' people of 61 had been topped six times successful conscionable 4 seasons (1998-2001) by Chicago Cubs outfielder Sammy Sosa, San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds and St. Louis Cardinals archetypal baseman Mark McGwire.