Aaron Judge Ties Babe Ruth With Latest Incredible Yankees Feat originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Stop if you’ve heard this one before: New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge made home run history again.
Judge homered twice in Sunday’s 12-5 victory over the Athletics, giving him an even 30 dingers. It’s the fourth time in his stellar career that Judge has reached 30 homers before the All-Star Break, and he’s now just five blasts away from 350—and remember, Judge debuted in August 2016, and he only played 28 games in 2020 because of injuries and the pandemic.
According to MLB analyst Sarah Langs, Judge tied Babe Ruth for the most seasons with at least 30 homers before his team’s 85th game. The Yankees, at 48-35, have only played 83 games … as anyone who knows basic math can tell you.
Now, there’s an important distinction we must note here. As Major League Baseball did not hold its first All-Star Game until 1933, Ruth only played two full seasons—1933 and 1934—with an All-Star Break; he retired midway through 1935.
Judge hit 34 homers in last year’s first half, 33 in 2022, and 30 during his 2017 Rookie of the Year campaign.
It gets better. Judge is also the only player since 2000 to record at least 30 home runs before the All-Star Break on three separate occasions. Barry Bonds (2001 and 2003) and Shohei Ohtani (2021 and 2023) accomplished it twice, with Bonds crushing 39 homers during the 2001 season’s first half.
As much as the media wants to push an MVP race between Judge and Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, statistics and moments like this make it difficult to imagine the Yankees captain not winning his third MVP in four years.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 29, 2025, where it first appeared.
