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“Stay in Your Lane Patrick”: Patrick Mahomes’ Congratulatory Message to Yankees Star Aaron Judge Upon History-Making 62nd Home Run Draws Unforeseen Heat From NFL and MLB World

Published 10/05/2022, 10:00 AM EDT

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MLB’s Aaron Judge has achieved the feat that had everyone on cloud nine. During Tuesday’s game against the Rangers, the Yankees’ star smashed a new and stellar record. A lot of congratulatory messages poured in from various sporting divisions. Patrick Mahomes also shared some congratulatory words for the MLB outfielder. However, he is now facing some unfortunate help from the MLB and NFL Universe.

Aaron Judge snapped his American League-record 62nd home run of the season during the first inning of the game. It broke the tie with Roger Maris’ milestone from 1961 — A home run record that was running for the past six decades. Inevitably, it led to a roaring reaction in the sporting world. They shared their zeal over Judge’s record-breaking homer on Twitter.

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Patrick Mahomes applauded Aaron Judge after quote tweeting the MLB’s clip of the outfielder hitting the home run. He wrote “Congrats [Aaron Judge]!!” for the incredible achievement. Judge shattered the record breaker and now ranks seventh all-time in single-season home runs.

Derek Jeter, Micah Parsons, President Joe Biden, Robert Griffin III, and NYC Mayor Eric Adams among many others wished Aaron Judge after surpassing the record.

Patrick Mahomes became subject to some unfortunate heat

Even though Patrick Mahomes shared the message on a good note, the MLB and NFL universe did not see it that way. A lot of the users gave out some hate over the Kansas City Chiefs QB’s tweet.

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A user urged Patrick Mahomes to stay in his lane and claimed that what Judge did is not something special.

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A user fired shots over Mahomes saying that Tom Brady owns him.

This user claimed that Aaron Judge does not know who Patrick Mahomes is.

Moreover, this user outright said the Grim Reaper to delete the tweet.

This user urged Mahomes to stop letting Tom Brady own him during the playoffs.

A user put on some harsh words for the Chiefs QB. He also claimed that Mahomes is not at Judge’s level.

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A user questioned Patrick Mahomes if he knows how to ball.

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It is strange to see the fans rally against Patrick Mahomes who just had a congratulatory text for a record-breaking athlete.

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Pavitra Shome

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Pavitra Shome is an NFL author at EssentiallySports. He began writing while working for an online news portal and holds a Master's Degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. Although Pavitra enjoys watching WWE, Gronk and Brady turned him into an NFL aficionado.
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Deepika Bhaduri