{"id":673,"date":"2026-05-07T17:34:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T17:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/hes-playing-a-different-game-judge-hr-no-15-puts-him-on-66-homer-pace\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T17:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T17:34:08","slug":"hes-playing-a-different-game-judge-hr-no-15-puts-him-on-66-homer-pace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/hes-playing-a-different-game-judge-hr-no-15-puts-him-on-66-homer-pace\/","title":{"rendered":"‘He’s Playing a Different Game’: Judge HR No. 15 Puts Him on 66-Homer Pace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Aaron Judge hit his MLB-leading 15th home run of the season on Wednesday night against the Texas Rangers, saving the Yankees from being shutout for the third time this season in a 6-1 loss at Yankee Stadium.<\/p>\n

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The much bigger story here is that Judge, who recently turned 34 years old, is hardly showing signs of slowing down anytime soon.<\/p>\n

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Because at the present moment, Judge is on pace to hit 66 home runs.<\/p>\n

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As Yankees manager Aaron Boone put it following Wednesday’s game, “He’s [Judge] playing a different game than the rest.”<\/p>\n

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Judge’s 66-Homer Pace Would Shatter His Own MLB American League Record<\/h2>\n

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Assuming the red-hot Ben Rice returns to the lineup relatively soon after missing the last four games with a left hand contusion, that lethal lefty-righty-lefty combination of Rice, Judge, and Cody Bellinger could have the 2025 AL MVP well on his way to chasing himself for more storied home run history.<\/p>\n

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And yes, while we are just 37 games into the usual 162-game marathon of a season, it almost feels like Judge’s monster output has become much more of an expectation, with very few fans surprised by anything he does at this point.<\/p>\n

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15 home runs in 37 games for Aaron Judge <\/p>\n

Judge is on pace to hit 66 homers in 2026 – 4 more than his own American League record of 62, set in 2022 pic.twitter.com\/aJPboPBaBo<\/p>\n

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With Judge having broken Roger Maris’ American League record of 61 home runs in the 2022 season, a remarkable year where he launched 62, it’s kind of wild to look at the numbers that have followed since.<\/p>\n

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Outside of an injury-plagued 2023 season, which still managed to be very good, here’s what the 6-foot-7 right fielder has been doing at the plate:<\/p>\n

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