The home run set a new American League record for distance in the Statcast™ Era. Only the Marlins' Giancarlo Stanton has hit one farther since the system was implemented in 2015, a 504-foot shot on Aug. 6, 2016.
Judge's blast gave the Yankees an 8-3 lead at the time, an impressive follow-up to Gary Sanchez's early fireworks. In less than 24 hours, Sanchez has hit both the hardest home run of his career as well as the farthest, clubbing a Statcast™-calculated 450-foot blast early on Sunday.
Now New York's No.