Aaron Judge passed Joe DiMaggio and took sole possession of fourth place on the New York Yankees’ all-time home run list, hitting a solo shot out of Fenway Park in the first inning of Friday night’s game against the Boston Red Sox.
It was Judge’s 362nd career homer, behind only Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle and Lou Gehrig in Yankees history.
Judge launched his milestone homer off Boston right-hander Lucas Giolito, hitting it 468 out to deep center field and well over the Green Monster.
Judge’s 47 homers this season are second to Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh among American League players. Nineteen have come in the first inning, which are the most in any single inning in a season in MLB history.
The Yankees, who entered the crucial three-game series leading the Red Sox by a half-game in the American League Wild Card standings, have hit a MLB-leading 250 homers this season. Judge has four across his last four games, drawing even with DiMaggio with two in Thursday’s 9-3 Yankee win over the Detroit Tigers.
