Aaron Judge hit his 300th home run on Wednesday night in just his 955th career game, the quickest any Major League player has hit that milestone.
Aaron Judge hit his 300th career home run on Wednesday night, and while that itself may not be eye-popping, the rate at which he did it certainly is. The Chicago White Sox intentionally walked Juan Soto to face Judge while trailing 6-2 in the eighth inning, which is certainly a choice. Judge made them deliver. On a count of three balls and no strikes, Judge ripped a line drive at a velocity of 110.
Wednesday night marked Judge's 955th game of his career . It's, by far, the quickest anyone has ever gotten to 300 homers in their career. The previous record was held by Ralph Kiner, who did it in 1,087 games - it took Judge 132 fewer games, almost a full season, to accomplish it. Judge is on a fast track to his second MVP Award - he leads the majors in home runs, RBI , on-base percentage , slugging percentage , walks , and total bases , all while his .
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