Aaron Judge ties A-Rod on Yankees' all-time home run list at 351 in win over Braves
Judge hit his 351st career homer in a 4-2 win over the Braves on Sunday, moving into a tie with A-Rod for sixth place in Yankees history.
'Just an incredible honor, especially, you know, growing up watching A-Rod for so many years and watching what he did in pinstripes,' Judge said. 'He's a legend. One of the best ever players.'
Judge trails Yankee greats Babe Ruth (659), Mickey Mantle (536), Lou Gehrig (493), Joe DiMaggio (361) and Yogi Berra (358) in career homers for New York.
Judge's homer on Sunday was his 36th of the season. He is two behind MLB leader Cal Raleigh of the Mariners, who won the Home Run Derby in Atlanta on Monday.
Judge hit a solo shot in the first inning that traveled 409 feet to right field off Grant Holmes, giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead. It was his eighth home run in his last 17 games.
The Yankees travel to Toronto to face the AL East-leading Blue Jays in a three-game series starting Monday.
___
AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
New York Times
a minute ago
- New York Times
A brief history of the Joe Thornton Award, a fake trophy for best debut with a new team
It's summer and nothing's happening. Let's make up another fake award. We did this last summer, when we introduced the Sam Pollock Trophy for a season's best trade. Prior to that, we've also done the Jimmy Carson Trophy for best sophomore season, as well as the Ray Bourque Trophy for best final season. None of these actually exist, but they should, and that's enough for our purposes. Advertisement For today's award, we're going to create the Joe Thornton Award for the best debut with a new team. A couple of quick rules: Rookie debuts have their own award, so they don't count — a player has to have previously played for another NHL team before joining a new one. Unlike most awards, we're taking the playoffs into consideration. And finally, a player has to have played at least half the season with his new team, because I don't feel like figuring out how to rate deadline pickups. Other than that, the field is open — we can be looking at trades, free-agent signings, waiver pickups or whatever else. We'll cover the cap era, starting with a 2006 recipient. It's Slow News Summer, let's argue about an award that doesn't exist. The contenders: We're starting with what might be the toughest call in the whole exercise, or at least the most crowded field of contenders. The first season after the lockout featured a ton of turnover around the league, as teams adjusted to the new salary cap after having been dormant since 2004. You might assume that Joe Thornton would win the Joe Thornton Award. But it's no sure thing, as we have to consider other Hall of Famers, including Atlanta's Marian Hossa, Anaheim's Scott Niedermayer and Edmonton's Chris Pronger, plus Teemu Selanne going back to the Ducks. But the winner is: Thornton. He's the only player to ever win a Hart Trophy and Art Ross during a season that saw him switch teams, which is kind of hard to overlook. But it's closer than you'd have thought, and there are going to be future seasons where we'll wish we had anywhere near this deep a field. The contenders: It's not as star-studded as last year, but we do have some solid candidates. Alex Tanguay had a point-per-game debut with the Flames after coming over from Colorado, while Marc Savard dropped 96 points in Boston after leaving Atlanta. Advertisement But the bigger stars are on the back end. You might expect Zdeno Chara to be an easy pick here after signing with the Bruins, but he actually had a so-so debut in Boston, only finishing 20th in Norris voting in 2007 before being a finalist in 2008 and winning in 2009. So this one really comes down to Anaheim's Chris Pronger, who was a Norris finalist, or Vancouver's Roberto Luongo, who was the Vezina runner-up. But the winner is: I'm tempted to go with Pronger, since we said the playoffs count and he was dominant there as always while helping the Ducks win it all. But Luongo finished second in Hart voting that year, so I think he probably has to be the pick. The contenders: The field thins out in Year 3 of the cap era, with no goalie candidates apart from Florida's Tomas Vokoun and a forward crop that's limited to the big UFA class of 2007 — Chris Drury, Daniel Briere and Scott Gomez — all of whom were good but not great. But the winner is: I'm going to use this lackluster year as an excuse to give an award to a classic Hall of Very Good guy in Brian Rafalski, who went from New Jersey to Detroit as a free agent and then finished ninth in Norris voting to go with a Cup run. The contenders: Oof. There aren't many. In fact, if you look at the top point scorers for the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons combined, not one name in the top 35 played for multiple teams. The goalies aren't much help, and the best blue-line option is probably Brian Campbell, who signed in Chicago and had 52 points in his debut. But the winner is: Marian Hossa, whose one year in Detroit saw him score 40 goals during the season and six more in a playoff run that famously ended just short of the Cup. The contenders: My first thought was that Hossa could win back-to-back, but his first season in Chicago saw him limited to 57 regular-season games, and he somehow only scored three goals in their Cup run. That's still enough to put him in the running in another thin year — put it this way, I spent way too much time trying to talk myself into the Scott Gomez as a Canadien experience. Advertisement But the winner is: Call it a homer pick if you want, but Phil Kessel had 30 goals in his Leafs debut despite missing the first month due to what was basically the last injury of his career. See, Leaf fans, the trade worked out great. The contenders: Antti Niemi was solid in his first year in San Jose after winning a Cup for the Hawks. With essentially nothing to choose from up front, his main competition will come from the blue line. But the winner is: It's another ex-Hawk, as Dustin Byfuglien scores 20 goals for the Thrashers after being a cap casualty in Chicago. The contenders: My first thought was Brent Burns going from the Wild to the Sharks, but his debut season wasn't great. There's a surprisingly solid case for Ilya Bryzgalov's first year in Philadelphia, and in theory, I shouldn't be using the benefit of hindsight here, but I just can't do it. But the winner is: Let's go with Brad Richards, whose first year as a Ranger saw him bank 66 points. This one also ends badly, but not Bryzgalov-level bad. The contenders: The big names here are the two Wild mega-contracts, Ryan Suter and Zach Parise. Don't sleep on PA Parenteau, who went nearly a point-per-game after joining the Avalanche. But the winner is: Suter. I'd forgotten that he finished as the Norris runner-up in his first year in Minnesota, just barely losing out to P.K. Subban. That's kind of a fascinating vote; I wonder how different Suter's HHOF case would feel if he had that Norris instead of falling a few votes short. For now, Hall voters will have to settle for factoring in his Thornton Award. The contenders: This is a tough year, with most of the biggest transactions coming around the deadline (including Martin St. Louis, Ben Bishop and Roberto Luongo). Mark Streit is worth a look for the Flyers here, as is Cory Schneider in New Jersey. Advertisement But the winner is: Tyler Seguin, who had 84 points and plenty of Hart votes despite not being the sort of guy who pays the price. That's the third ex-Bruins to win our award, by the way, a number nobody else will surpass. The contenders: It's another weak field, although Thomas Vanek was solid after joining the Wild and Paul Stastny was OK in St. Louis. But the focus ends up being on the goalies, where we have names such as Jaroslav Halak with the Islanders and Ryan Miller in Vancouver. But the winner is: Devan Dubnyk, who becomes our second winner from a midseason move. He went from journeyman to Vezina finalist in half a season in Minnesota, even finishing fourth in MVP voting. The contenders: Ryan Johansen and Seth Jones just get in under the wire of our half-season rule, but neither has enough time to really stake out a claim for the Thornton. Dougie Hamilton has a solid first year in Calgary, and we get a couple of strong goaltending options in Edmonton's Cam Talbot and San Jose's Martin Jones. But the winner is: We said we're counting playoff performance, so I think we have to go with the forward who had 59 points on his new team before exploding in the postseason for what should have been a Conn Smythe performance. Yes, it's our first two-time winner: Phil Kessel gets his second Thornton for his first year in Pittsburgh. The contenders: First things first — no, Taylor Hall didn't win the MVP in his first season in New Jersey. He was actually just OK in Year 1, with 53 points before banking 93 in Year 2. But while Hall is out, we still have two more contenders from that wild hour. The question is, who takes the Thornton: Shea Weber or P.K. Subban? But the winner is: Subban, in a photo finish. Weber was actually a bit better during the regular season and finished sixth in Norris voting. But Subban makes up that gap during the playoffs, leading the Predators to the Stanley Cup Final. Advertisement The contenders: Mike Smith is solid in Calgary, and Artemi Panarin is excellent in Columbus. But 2018 throws a wrench into our process by introducing expansion, meaning we've got an entire roster in Vegas that's 'new' to a team. Should that count? Probably not, but somebody should have thought of that before we started this whole thing, and here we are. But the winner is: Marc-Andre Fleury, who went .927 for a team we all thought would be terrible. William Karlsson finishes a close second. The contenders: The biggest name to switch teams is Erik Karlsson, going from Ottawa to San Jose, but his production dipped and he missed nearly 30 games. There's also John Tavares, who scored a career-best 47 goals in his first year in Toronto, and Robin Lehner having a career year in his one season with the Islanders. But the winner is: The playoffs loom large once again. Tavares is the clubhouse leader in April, but Ryan O'Reilly's Conn Smythe playoff run in St. Louis allows him to make up the ground and steal the Thornton. The contenders: It's a crowded field, with names such as J.T. Miller, Jacob Trouba and Mike Smith all in play. Sadly, Phil Kessel doesn't do quite enough in Arizona to make a run at a three-peat. But really, this year's award comes down to the Blue Jackets. Or rather, the ex-Blue Jackets, as Matt Duchene, Sergei Bobrovsky and Artemi Panarin all depart in free agency. But the winner is: Panarin, and it's not all that close. He racks up 95 points in a shortened season with the Rangers, finishing as a Hart finalist and runaway Thornton winner. The contenders: Jacob Markstrom was OK in his first year in Calgary, but his big breakthrough came in season two. Alex Pietrangelo missed a big chunk of his first season in Vegas. And the forward list is just bleak — of the top 60 points leaders from 2019 to 2021, only one played for multiple teams. And that was Mike Hoffman, playing for two teams you have no recollection of him ever being on. Advertisement But the winner is: Let's go with Devon Toews, who fits in well enough in Colorado to earn some Norris votes after coming over from the Islanders. The contenders: It's another expansion year, meaning every veteran from the Kraken is eligible. We've also got Seth Jones in Chicago and Dougie Hamilton in New Jersey, plus a sneaky-good comeback year from Shayne Gostisbehere in Arizona. But this one really comes down to a couple of forwards. But the winner is: In some years, Pavel Buchnevich's 30-goal debut with the Blues would get it done. But this year, he's narrowly beaten out by Sam Reinhart, who goes from Buffalo to Florida and immediately explodes for a career year. Don't worry, Sabres fans, he probably won't keep that up. The contenders: This was that weird year where half the league changed goalies, and the blue line has some interesting names such as Brent Burns and MacKenzie Weegar. But yeah, I'm guessing that last name kind of gave it away. But the winner is: It's going to be an ex-Flame, and since we're factoring in the playoffs, that means a fairly easy win for Matthew Tkachuk in Florida over Johnny Gaudreau in Columbus. The contenders: It's another weak field, one that nearly opens the door for Erik Karlsson's disappointing debut in Pittsburgh to take home the trophy. Instead, my vote came down to two forwards: Alex DeBrincat in Ottawa, or Matt Duchene in Dallas. But the winner is: DeBrincat's numbers were a bit better, but Duchene is a center, and more importantly, he's moved around so much in his career that we should probably give him a Thornton as a lifetime achievement award. The contenders: We end with a strong field, although not necessarily one built around the names we would have expected. Instead, this one largely comes down to Jake Guentzel's 41 goals in Tampa against a trio of goalies: Ottawa's Linus Ullmark, Washington's Logan Thompson and L.A.'s Darcy Kuemper. Advertisement But the winner is: Offense sells, but I think we have to go with Kuemper here, based on his Vezina finalist season that kind of came out of nowhere. The contenders: There is literally no way to know, and it would be silly to even pick someone. But the winner is: Just kidding, we've already engraved Mitch Marner's name on the trophy. (Top photo of Joe Thornton in 2006: Elsa / Getty Images)
New York Times
a minute ago
- New York Times
How the Rafael Devers trade prepared the Red Sox for the trade deadline
MINNEAPOLIS – Six weeks ago, Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow traded the face of the franchise and longest tenured player on the team in Rafael Devers, hours after the club had completed a sweep of the Yankees. The fallout from that stunning move seems to have taught the executive a lesson in more open communication, and the players a lesson in steeling themselves to navigate the potential tumult of the upcoming trade deadline. Advertisement 'I think when Rafael Devers gets traded,' Rob Refsnyder said, 'all of us are on high alert.' None more so, perhaps, than Jarren Duran, whose name has swirled in trade rumors for weeks. Duran sat on a couch in the visitors clubhouse at Target Field on Tuesday and watched as the MLB Network aired a segment about whether he'd be traded from the only big league team he's ever known. Before going 2-for-4 with a home run in an 8-5 win over the Twins, Duran spent much of the afternoon with his headphones on. There's still uncertainty about what the Boston Red Sox will – or won't – do before Thursday's 6 p.m. ET trade deadline, but the players are prepared for anything thanks, in part, to the Devers deal. 'Having something like that happen a few weeks ago helps you prepare even more,' Refsnyder added. 'This is the most prepared the team has been, in my opinion, going into the deadline of knowing some of those moves might be made.' Though the Devers deal came as a shock, Refsnyder noted Breslow has been more open and around since the deal was made. 'I think Craig has done an excellent job of communicating with us, and if established guys have questions, he answers,' Refsnyder said. 'I think his communication and his honesty has been really good and if we don't add, I don't think it's for a lack of effort by him.' The day after the Devers deal, Breslow acknowledged regret in how he handled communication, noting it 'forced (him) to reflect on the interactions' he had with Devers and other players and look for 'opportunities to communicate differently.' 'I need to own things that I could have done better,' he said at the time. Reliever Garrett Whitlock, now the longest tenured active player on the team, agreed that the season's first major trade put the days leading up to the deadline in perspective for many players. Advertisement 'After Raffy, we kind of talked and were like, 'Hey, it's not our job to add or take away or anything like that. Our job is to go out and play,'' Whitlock said. 'I think the whole team kind of rallied around that and just said, 'You know what? We're not going to focus on anything external. We're going to focus on the nine innings we got on hand and go from there.'' Since the Devers deal, the Red Sox have gone 21-15 and remained in second place in the American League wild card. They've gone from two games over .500 to seven games over .500. And while there have been missed opportunities to gain even more ground in a wide open AL playoff picture, they've kept themselves squarely in the hunt, particularly in a 4-5 stretch after the All-Star break in which they faced the top teams in each National League division. 'We've been playing better baseball,' Refsnyder said. 'We just played against some really, really good teams and we had some missed opportunities, obviously, but we just beat the Dodgers in a series. I think it'd be a little worrisome going into this week if we just got swept or had a really, really bad streak.' Now, they're hoping Breslow adds to the team. But adding players will naturally mean the makeup of the team will be shifted again. Trading Duran could be another shock to a close-knit clubhouse, something Breslow is keenly aware of. If the Red Sox trade for a first baseman, Abraham Toro's role might be erased. If they add a reliever, someone in the bullpen will be moved. Starter Richard Fitts was already optioned to Triple A after Monday's start, highlighting the turnover in the rotation even as the club seeks a No. 2 starter. It creates natural uncertainty, even for veteran players. Starter Walker Buehler, now in his eighth big league season, wants to improve the club at the deadline, but knows adding another starter might jeopardize his spot. Buehler has posted a 5.72 ERA in 18 starts this season, but is by far the club's most experienced postseason starter. Advertisement 'For me personally, I want to try to figure it out and become that guy for us,' je said. 'I've obviously done that a lot in the past, so we'll see.' With under 48 hours until the deadline, the one certainty is that the Red Sox will feel some sense of relief come Thursday night. 'I think the closer the deadline gets, it's easy to kind of play GM and be cooking up trades in your mind or whatever,' Trevor Story said. 'For me, you got to keep the main thing, the main thing. A lot of other stuff is just distraction. Bres does a great job of identifying guys, and obviously that's his job, so we'll let him do it.' (Top photo of Jarren Duran: Ronald Martinez / Getty Images)
Yahoo
28 minutes ago
- Yahoo
🎥 Did Aston Villa man score the perfect pre-season goal?
A lot of people consider what happens in pre-season to be irrelevant. After all, it's not as if results and performances have a bearing on what lies ahead in the forthcoming campaign, but Ezri Konsa offered a compelling counterpoint. Two years ago, the Aston Villa defender produced a barnstorming run and finish to begin their fightback in a friendly with Brentford at Maryland's Northwest Stadium. Unai Emery's side were trailing to Bryan Mbeumo and Josh Dasilva before Konsa's one-man effort set the wheels in motion for three goals in the space of ten minutes. Unfortunately for the Villans, their lead was cancelled out midway through the second half to ensure honours ended even in their six-goal thriller with the Bees. But Konsa can lay claim to one of the greatest ever goals scored in pre-season.. 📸 BERTRAND GUAY - AFP or licensors
