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Aaron Judge has enjoyed a dream campaign throughout this season. Amidst a home run frenzy, he has broken all previously long-standing American League records. His team is participating in the postseason round. Moreover, Judge’s mission is far from over.?

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Since entering the MLB stage, Aaron Judge has taken rapid strides toward greatness. He began his MLB career as the New York Yankees outfielder in 2016. Since then, Judge has remained a four-time All-Star player and now holds strong contention for the American League’s MVP Award.?

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As every baseball lover knows, Judge has broken the American League’s seasonal home run record. With 62 home seasonal runs to his credit, he has surpassed the legendary Roger Maris. But it wasn’t the first time that Maris’ record got broken. Multiple times in the past, batters have gone beyond Maris’ record, though all being National League players.?

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Aaron Judge gets a stiff target set for him by his father?

Aaron Judge smashed his historic home run in the last game of the regular season against the Texas Rangers. Despite having accomplished a new league record, he is still far from the ultimate milestone. Roger Maris set the MLB seasonal home run record with 61 homers in the American League in 1961.?

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But the overall seasonal home run record is still being held by Barry Bonds. In 2001, Bonds smashed his way to a massive seasonal home run tally of 73 homers. Judge is still miles away from Bonds’ record. But the record is neither untouchable nor unbreakable.?

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Therefore, challenging Judge to break the overall MLB record is his father himself and the target set is 80 homers.?

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Reporter Stephanie Apstein posted on Twitter writing, “Aaron Judge says his dad keeps saying, you come to the plate 600 times. You?re telling me you can?t hit 80 out?”?

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A report on the Yankees in the postseason?

Having maintained the top spot in the zonal ranking, the Yankees qualified for the playoffs. The Yankees stepped beyond the regular season as the American League East zone champions.

They opened the first game of their postseason series against the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday. However, there were no fireworks from Judge’s bat and he couldn’t add to his seasonal home run tally. Nonetheless, the Yankees still made a bright start to the postseason, defeating the Guardians on a 4-1 margin.?

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Do you think Aaron Judge will be able to break Barry Bonds’ record??

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Madhurjya Bhuyan

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Madhurjya Bhuyan is an MLB author at EssentiallySports. He has a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in English Literature from Gauhati University and IGNOU, respectively, and also possesses prior professional experience as a content developer. Being a performance artist since childhood, Madhurjya has always aimed to contribute towards creativity in any possible manner, and writing only boosts that desire. His fondness for baseball is fueled by loyal support for the Boston Red Sox. When away from writing, Madhurjya can be seen attending stage plays, sitting in poetry reading sessions, exploring global cinema, or trying his hand at cooking new dishes.

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