If Aaron Judge's 62 homers is going to be a one-and-done record, the New York Yankees slugger doesn't seem to mind.
ahead of Wednesday's road trip-ending game against the Los Angeles Angels and addressed what is rapidly becoming the story of the season: Shohei Ohtani's home run chase. The Angels phenom entered the game with an MLB-leading 35 homers through 96 games, only one long ball behind where Judge was last year through 96 games.
When asked if he was"nervous" about the idea of Ohtani breaking his record, Judge was predictably diplomatic: "Records are meant to be broken. It's just a record. It would be exciting for the game if he went out there and got 63-plus. We'll see what happens." "I've still got quite a few years left in this game, so if he breaks it, that'll give me an opportunity to go out there and try to do something special. But I'm not really too focused on that right now."It's incredible. It's fun to watch.
Judge himself on pace was seemingly on pace for another home run chase, with 19 in 49 games through June 3, but
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