Only one American League hitter has ever broken his own single-season home run record. It was Babe Ruth...because of course it was.
But is it premature to wonder if Aaron Judge will join the Bambino by the end of 2024?
There's at least one good reason to answer with a resounding "yes," and it has to do with how Judge is behind the pace he set for himself when he surpassed both Ruth and Roger Maris by mashing 62 homers in 2022.
Whereas he had 25 through the New York Yankees' first 62 games that year, he's at 21 homers at the same point now in 2024.