"He should be revered for being the actual single-season home run champ," Maris said after Judge hit his 61st on Wednesday night to match Roger Maris' record-setting total with the Yankees in 1961. "I mean, that's really who he is if he hits 62, and I think that's what needs to happen. I think baseball needs to look at the records and I think baseball should do something."
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Roger Maris, who died in 1985 at age 51, broke the record of 60 set by Babe Ruth in 1927.