On the night that Aaron Judge tied his father’s American League home run record, Roger Maris Jr. made a bold declaration.
One more home run would give Judge the outright AL lead, but would still leave him 11 shy of Barry Bonds’ MLB record of 73 home runs, which he hit in 2001. Following Judge’s tying shot on Wednesday, though, the younger Maris called Bonds’ total illegitimate, per Brendan Kuty of NJ.com.
“I think it means a lot, not just for me. I think it means a lot for a lot of people,” Maris said.