Yankees slugger Aaron Judge arrives back in New York with the hopes of hometown fans on his shoulders, after equaling the American League single-season home run record on the road, giving him a chance to break Roger Maris’ 1961 mark in the Bronx.
He equaled Yankees legend Babe Ruth’s best single-season performance of 60 last week, and there was palpable relief among Yankees fans on Wednesday as he notched homer No. 61 in Toronto after seven straight games and 33 plate appearances without a home run.
The seventh-inning blast over the left field wall set up a tantalizing possibility of making history inside Yankee Stadium, when the Bronx Bombers kick off a three-game series on Friday against the Baltimore Orioles.