The 2022 MLB season is winding down, meaning it’s time to focus in on the races that matter.
Playoffs?
Not in Detroit! Instead, we’ll be watching the big home run race as Aaron Judge attempts to catch … the Detroit Tigers! (Sorry, Roger Maris fans, but stick with us here for a bit …)
The Tigers entered Saturday with 91 home runs, 20 fewer than the next worst team (Cleveland Guardians, 111) and 133 homers fewer than the MLB leaders, the New York Yankees at 224.
The Yankees’ power company is charged, of course, by outfielder Aaron Judge, who leads the individual home run race by a margin almost as great as the Tigers’ deficit in the team race.