BALTIMORE -- Aaron Judge set a franchise record for the New York Yankees on Saturday with his 34th home run before the All-Star break.
Roger Maris hit 33 before the break in 1961, the year he finished with a major league record of 61. Judge matched that mark in 2022 and went on to hit 62 homers, breaking what had become an American League full-season mark held by Maris.
Across Major League Baseball, Judge's 34 homers are the most by a player before the All-Star break since Chris Davis (37) in 2013, and that total is tied with Frank Howard in 1969 for 7th-most in before the break all-time, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.