Aaron Judge blasts home run 469 feet, nearly out of Kauffman Stadium in matchup vs. Royals
The New York Yankees' star absolutely obliterated a ball that nearly made it out of Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday in Kansas City. Judge, in the first inning of the Yankees' matchup with the Royals, smashed a home run that traveled 469 feet and almost cleared the Hall of Fame wall out in left field.
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Judge, with his team suddenly up 2-0, trotted around the bases like it was nothing.
While he has hit plenty like it in his career, Tuesday's shot was a rare one for the stadium.
The home run was the seventh-longest of Judge's career and his 12th that has traveled at least 465 feet, the league announced. The longest home run of Judge's career came back in 2017, when he hit a ball that went 496 feet against the Toronto Blue Jays. That's tied for the fifth-longest in the Statcast Era, which dates to 2015.
Judge entered Tuesday's game with a .396 batting average and a 1.264 OPS, both of which lead the league. The home run was his 24th of the season, which trails only Seattle Mariners star Cal Raleigh. Judge also has a league-high 96 hits.
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The Yankees took a 39-25 record into Tuesday's game, which kicked off a three-game series with the Royals.
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