Last Wednesday, New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge blasted his 55th home run of the 2022 campaign – the all-time single-season record (and counting) by a right-handed batter in franchise history. Interestingly, there have been relatively few instances of Yankee right-handed home run power approaching this magnitude. As we know, storied sluggers, including Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Roger Maris, and Reggie Jackson, were all left-handed hitters.
With that in mind, I looked through the annals of Yankees’ history to reveal the top five single-season home run performances from the right side of the plate.
Note: All apologies to Mickey Mantle fans but “The Mick’s” switch-hitting skills disqualify him from my list of righty-round-trippers.