Aaron Judge hit his 300th career home run on Wednesday night, and while that itself may not be eye-popping, the rate at which he did it certainly is.
The Chicago White Sox intentionally walked Juan Soto to face Judge while trailing 6-2 in the eighth inning, which is certainly a choice.
Judge made them deliver. On a count of three balls and no strikes, Judge ripped a line drive at a velocity of 110.1 mph off his bat into the left field seats at Guaranteed Rate Field, giving New York a 9-2 lead on his 43rd homer of the season.
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Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees hits a single in the seventh inning against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on August 13, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
Wednesday night marked Judge’s 955th game of his career (eight years and one day since his MLB debut). It’s, by far, the quickest anyone has ever gotten to 300 homers in their career.
The previous record was held by…