The coronavirus shutdown and the relatively late deal to salvage a 60-game MLB season left players without much time to find their swings before games became official, but Yankees slugger Aaron Judge apparently got all the preparation he needed. On Wednesday in the first game of a doubleheader against the Phillies, Judge hit an MLB-leading seventh home run in just his 10th game of the year, joining Alex Rodriguez as the only Yankees in franchise history to hit seven homers in 10 games.
After not hitting a home run in the first three games of the season, Judge has been averaging one homer per game over his last seven. With the Yankees trailing 11-4 in the seventh, Judge got the Yankees back in the game with a three-run shot to left field.
Make it SEVEN homers in TEN games for Aaron Judge!
He's just the second Yankee EVER to achieve that feat (A-Rod, 2007). pic.twitter.com/eauws4IZKk
— YES Network (@YESNetwork) August 5, 2020
The Phillies held on to win, 11-7, but Judge will get another chance to go long in the second game of the doubleheader later on Wednesday.
Aaron Judge is a BEAST!
6 homers in 5 games 🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/uQHotRpSxb
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) August 3, 2020
Aaron Judge: CLUTCH. pic.twitter.com/tvTnOxVFcO
— MLB (@MLB) July 31, 2020
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