If Aaron Judge’s quest for his 61st home run takes much longer, Roger Maris’s offspring, who have been following the Yankee’s pursuit from ballpark to ballpark, might have to admit that Barry Bonds is the real record-holder just so they get to go home.
Judge’s home run “drought,” at least by his extraordinary standards, hit six games Monday. That stretch includes a four-game sweep of the Red Sox in which he didn’t go deep despite seeing some fat pitches from Boston’s staff of meatball craftsmen.
I bring this up not to suggest Judge’s slump is incurable or that he won’t break Maris’s American League record of 61 homers set 61 years ago.