Aaron Judge Chasing 60 Home Runs Again at Age 34

Aaron Judge is doing something we've never seen before in clean baseball history.

The New York Yankees outfielder has crushed 15 home runs through just 40 team games in 2026. That pace projects to 61 homers for the season, which would make him the first player ever to hit 60 or more home runs in multiple seasons without ties to performance-enhancing drugs.

Judge already owns the American League single-season record with 62 homers in 2022. Only Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa have hit 60+ homers multiple times, and both were linked to PEDs.

Even Babe Ruth reached that mark just once in his legendary career.

The numbers tell a story of sustained excellence that's easy to miss because Judge plays without flash or drama. From 2021 through 2025, he averaged 55 home runs per season while hitting .306 with a 1.075 OPS.

His career weighted runs created plus sits at 178, third highest in MLB history behind only Babe Ruth and Ted Williams. That means Judge has been 78% better than the average hitter across his entire career.

Why This Inspires

Judge is rewriting baseball history during the most difficult era to hit we've ever seen. Average fastball velocity has jumped from 93.1 mph to 94.6 mph in recent years, and pitchers now use advanced technology to make their pitches nearly unhittable.

Yet at age 34, Judge keeps getting better. He's proving that consistency, clean training, and pure talent can still win in an age of optimization and analytics.

His pursuit isn't just about numbers. It's about showing what's possible when greatness meets longevity, when someone talented enough stays healthy and hungry enough to keep pushing boundaries.

There's still a long season ahead, and baseball is unpredictable. But right now, we're watching someone build a Hall of Fame case that might land him among the five best hitters who ever lived.