Aaron Judge has hit 25 home runs this season. If the Yankees’ slugger continues at this torrid contract year pace, he has a chance to surpass the 61 home runs Roger Maris hit in 1961 — a total that stood as the Major League record until Mark McGwire (and then Barry Bonds) broke it with the aid of performance-enhancing drugs.
If Judge hits 62 or more home runs outside of the Steroid Era, he will be the clear-cut franchise single-season leader. But should he be considered baseball’s rightful home run king?