New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge (32) has homered in three straight games to lead both major leagues in home runs.
Jersey went 2-for-3 with two doubles, a home run, two RBIs, two runs scored and a walk in a 3-2 win over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif.
With one out in the top of the first inning, Judge took a nine-pitch, 87.3 mph (140.5 km/h) changeup from San Francisco right-hander Logan Webb over the left-center field fence for a leadoff home run. It was his 21st home run of the season. It was a huge home run that hit 115.7 mph (186.2 km/h) and traveled 464 feet (141 meters).
Judge followed with a walk and an RBI single to lead the Yankees to a 7-3 victory. 스포츠토토 The Yankees (41-19, .683 winning percentage) extended their winning streak to four games and maintained their lead in the American League East.
Judge, who signed a nine-year, $360 million contract with the Yankees in December 2022, was in a tight MVP race with Shohei Ohtani (then of the Angels) in the American League until last year. In 2021, Judge finished fourth in MVP voting, while Ohtani was the unanimous MVP winner. In 2022, Ohtani had a strong second year in a row, but Judge stole the MVP award by setting an American League home run record with 62 home runs. Last year, Ohtani was again the unanimous MVP winner, while Judge missed a lot of games due to injury and finished 15th in MVP voting.
Ohtani left the American League for the National League last winter
Ohtani left the American League for the National League last winter, signing a 10-year, $700 million contract with the Dodgers. Naturally, there is a lot of interest in who will take over the American League throne from Ohtani. So far, Judge is the frontrunner.
In 60 games this season, Judge is batting .216 (61-for-61) with 21 home runs, 47 RBIs, 42 runs scored, two doubles, and a 1.067 OPS. He’s been especially hot in his last three games, hitting five doubles and four home runs. He currently leads both leagues in home runs, slugging percentage (.657), and OPS.
According to MLB.com, the official site of Major League Baseball, “Jersey’s home run had a bat speed of 115.7 mph and a distance of 464 feet, as measured by Statcast. It tied for the fifth-farthest home run from Oracle Park since Statcast was introduced,” said MLB.com, 토토사이트 순위 which was impressed by the power of the shot. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said, “That’s an incredible home run. “It’s an incredible home run. It’s really impressive,” he said.
In May, Judge batted .397 (35-for-97) with 14 home runs, 27 RBIs, 28 runs scored, one stolen base, and a 1.397 OPS. “It was a good month,” said Judge. I’m going to try to do it again next month,” he laughed.