On Wednesday, Aaron Judge blasted his 61st home run of the season, tying Roger Maris for the most in American League history and seventh-most in a single season in MLB history. But according to at least one prominent voice, the title of MLB’s true home run king belongs to the man of the hour.
Roger Maris Jr. said as much after Wednesday night’s after the game, calling Barry Bonds’s total of 73 homers hit in 2001 illegitimate, per Brendan Kuty of NJ.com. He urged for MLB to consider Judge the true record holder of the single-season mark if he eventually hits his 62nd home run between now and the end of the season.