{"id":7593,"date":"2025-05-21T05:30:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T05:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/2025\/05\/21\/aaron-judge-on-326-foot-hr-the-shortest-of-his-career-it-counts-the-same\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T05:30:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T05:30:38","slug":"aaron-judge-on-326-foot-hr-the-shortest-of-his-career-it-counts-the-same","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/2025\/05\/21\/aaron-judge-on-326-foot-hr-the-shortest-of-his-career-it-counts-the-same\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Judge on 326-foot HR, the shortest of his career: ‘It counts the same’"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Aaron Judge<\/a> is known for his powerful bat. The New York Yankees<\/a> slugger has led MLB<\/a> in home runs in two of the past three seasons and has hit more 460-foot moonshots<\/a> than any player since 2017.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On Tuesday night against the Texas Rangers<\/a>, however, Judge homered in pretty much the exact opposite way as that. In the bottom of the eighth inning, he was just barely able to sneak a 326-foot fly inside the foul pole at Yankee Stadium. The two-run shallow drive ended up being the shortest home run of his career.<\/p>\n

It was also the 16th home run this season for Judge, who began the night tied for the AL lead.<\/p>\n

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“We’ll take it,” Judge said while laughing after the game<\/a>. “It counts the same as the longest one I’ve hit.”<\/p>\n

In this case, his home run gave the Yanks insurance as they went on to win 5-2. New York (28-19) has won nine of 12 to move a season-best nine games over .500.<\/p>\n

Rookie Will Warren<\/a> struck out a career-high 10 for the home team, while Ben Rice<\/a> also went deep in the opener of a three-game series between the past two American League champions. Anthony Volpe<\/a> blooped an RBI double after Rice drove in the first two runs.<\/p>\n

Texas manager Bruce Bochy was ejected by plate umpire Carlos Torres with Judge batting in the sixth inning, and the Rangers lost for the third time in four games following a six-game winning streak.<\/p>\n

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Jonah Heim<\/a>\u2019s two-run homer off Ian Hamilton<\/a> with two outs in the ninth prevented a shutout. With a runner at third, Luke Weaver<\/a> retired Josh Smith<\/a> on a popup for his sixth save.<\/p>\n

Rice sent a solo shot into the second deck in right off starter Patrick Corbin<\/a> (3-3) in the second for his 10th home run.<\/p>\n

Warren (3-2) allowed five hits and one walk over 5 2\/3 innings to win his second consecutive decision.<\/p>\n

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Yankees outfielder Cody Bellinger<\/a> extended his hitting streak to a career-best 14 games with a pop-fly single in the fourth that helped set up Rice’s sacrifice fly.<\/p>\n

Judge made it 5-0 with the final two runs for the Yankees.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n

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