{"id":41982,"date":"2025-04-18T04:15:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T04:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41982"},"modified":"2025-04-18T04:15:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T04:15:32","slug":"new-york-yankees-aaron-judge-matches-babe-ruth-with-historic-production-at-the-plate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41982","title":{"rendered":"New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge Matches Babe Ruth With Historic Production at the Plate"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Aaron Judge has put up video game numbers over his past 162 games, slotting the New York Yankees slugger alongside Babe Ruth in the MLB history books.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees designated hitter Aaron Judge (99) is greeted in the dugout after hitting a solo home run in the seventh inning against the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium. \/ Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As the face of the New York Yankees, Aaron Judge is no stranger to getting compared to the dozens of legends who have donned pinstripes before him.<\/p>\n

Only for Judge, those comparisons are warranted.<\/p>\n

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The reigning AL MVP is batting .409 with a 1.322 OPS and 1.6 WAR so far in 2025, leading MLB in all three categories. He is already up to seven home runs, 21 RBIs, 20 runs, 27 hits and 13 walks just 18 games into the season, outpacing the historic stat line he posted in 2024.<\/p>\n

Over his last 162 regular season games \u2013\u00a0dating back to April 13, 2024 \u2013\u00a0Judge has hit .343 with a .473 on-base percentage, .739 slugging percentage, 63 home runs, 137 runs and 159 RBIs.<\/p>\n

According to\u00a0Codify Baseball<\/a>, Judge is just the second player in MLB history to hit all of those marks over any 162-game span. The only other player to achieve the feat is Babe Ruth.<\/p>\n

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