After an unthinkable game Saturday — when he went 0-for-2 with a walk, hit by pitch and without even one home run, snapping a four-game homer streak — Aaron Judge was due.
In what has become a daily expectation, the Yankees superstar blasted yet another dinger during Sunday’s first inning for his 50th of the season.
Through 131 Yankees games, the all-time slugger is on pace for 61.884 homers, which when rounded would tie the club and league record that he set two seasons ago.
With an 0-2 changeup from Rockies lefty Austin Gomber, Judge clobbered a 431-foot shot to left-center that gave the Yankees an early 2-1 edge in The Bronx.
He also gave himself a seat alongside select company.
Sammy Sosa, Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire and Alex Rodriguez had been the only major leaguers with three seasons in which they hit at least 50 homers.
Judge has now done so in 2017, 2022 and 2024.
Judge, who probably has higher aspirations, has smoked six home runs in his past six games, eight in his past 10 and nine in his past 13.
