The Yankees' Aaron Judge and the Cardinals' Albert Pujols are both chasing history. Judge is two home runs away from the AL record of 61, while Pujols is just shy of 700 career home runs.
The regular season ends in early October, leaving both players with over a dozen games to accomplish the feats.After hitting home runs #58 and #59 in Sunday's game against Milwaukee, Judge is now just two dingers shy of the AL home run record, set at 61 by fellow Yankee Roger Maris back in 1961.
"The numbers, they're just numbers. I'm focused on doing what I can to be a good teammate, to help the team win. If that means hitting a homer, then it means hitting a homer," Judge said.An important note: While Judge is within reach of the AL record, the all-time single-season record set by Barry Bonds in 2001 is much higher, at 73 homers. But that record, along with the next five spots on the list , was set during.
This one has been a long time in the making. Pujols has been playing in the major leagues since 2001, and he's been a superlative hitter for his whole career.Before returning to the Cardinals for this season, Pujols, the oldest player in baseball, announced that this year – his 22nd season – would be his last.
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