On Sunday afternoon, the New York Yankees will close out their series with the Houston Astros in Texas.
The Yankees are coming off an 8-3 win on Saturday.
Aaron Judge finished the victory with two walks and two strikeouts.
Yankees Star Aaron Judge Can Make History
UPDATE: Judge hit his 378th career home run.
During Sunday’s game, Judge can make MLB history.
He needs just one home run to tie Matt Williams (378) for 77th on the all-time list.
Judge (377) is currently tied with Jeff Kent and Norm Cash.
Judge is celebrating his 34th birthday on Sunday, which would make a home run even more special.
After a hot stretch, he has gone five games without a homer.
Gary Phillips of NY Daily News Sports wrote on Saturday: “From the game notes: Aaron Judge & Ben Rice are only the 4th pair of #Yankees teammates to each hit at least 9 HR in the club’s first 26 games of a season.”
Judge And The Yankees
Judge is in his 11th MLB season (all with New York).
He is coming off a year where he won his third MVP Award.
Right now, the future Hall of Famer is batting .229 with nine home runs, 17 RBI’s, 21 runs and five stolen bases in his first 27 games of the season.
Just Baseball wrote: “Hitters in MLB history with at least 300 HR and a 175 OPS+ through their age-33 season: Mickey Mantle Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig Ted Williams Aaron Judge👨⚖️ Happy 34th birthday to the captain of the Yankees!”
The Yankees come into Sunday as the top team in the American League East with an 18-9 record in 27 games.
They are 10-4 in the 14 games they have played on the road.
In addition, the Yankees have also won eight games in a row.
Following the Astros, they will remain in Texas for a series with the Rangers that starts on Monday night.
After the Rangers, the Yankees will return home to host the Baltimore Orioles on Friday.
UPDATE: New York Yankees Star Aaron Judge Can Make MLB History In Astros Game