Aaron Judge ties historic MLB record, joins legends Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa in elite list

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge blasted his 50th and 51st home runs of the season Wednesday night, joining an elite group of Major League Baseball (MLB) players with four 50-homer campaigns. With this milestone, Judge ties the historic record held by legends Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire, and Sammy Sosa, cementing his place among the game’s all-time great power hitters.


Judge's power-packed performance guided the Yankees to a dominant 8-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Judge’s 50th came in the second inning, a three-run blast off Jonathan Cannon that landed in the Yankees’ bullpen and put New York ahead 3-1. He added his 51st in the eighth inning, marking the 46th multi-homer game of his career.



One night after clinching a postseason berth, the Yankees pulled even atop the American League East with the Toronto Blue Jays, who fell 7-1 to the Boston Red Sox.


"Big tone-setter for us tonight," said Yankees manager Aaron Boone of Judge. "A big three-run homer after we fell behind there, and then it took it from there. Another great evening for the captain."

Judge, who now ties Ruth, McGwire, and Sosa with four 50-homer seasons, previously reached 50 homers in 2017, 2022 (when he set the AL record with 62), and 2024.


In the National League, the Milwaukee Brewers edged the San Diego Padres 3-1, matching the franchise record for wins with 96 and positioning themselves to secure the NL top seed with one more win or a Philadelphia loss.

The Phillies stayed close with an 11-1 rout of the Miami Marlins, highlighted by Kyle Schwarber’s 55th and 56th homers and Edmundo Sosa’s career-high three homers in his return from the injured list, contributing to Philadelphia’s franchise-record eight homers in a game.