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Aaron Judge hits 61st home run to tie Roger Maris' vaunted Yankees, AL record

Aaron Judge has tied Roger Maris. The New York Yankees superstar reached a magical number with homer No. 61 against the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday.

After fouling off multiple 3-2 pitches, Judge launched a 94 mph sinker off of Blue Jays reliever Tim Mayza over the left-field wall at Rogers Centre and into the Blue Jays bullpen. The two-run blast gave the Yankees a 5-3 lead in the seventh inning.

The 30-year-old Judge tied the American League and franchise record for homers in a single season with the go-ahead blast.