{"id":56582,"date":"2025-06-17T03:52:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T03:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=56582"},"modified":"2025-06-17T03:52:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T03:52:37","slug":"yankees-star-becomes-first-player-to-reach-batting-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=56582","title":{"rendered":"Yankees Star Becomes First Player to Reach Batting Milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tagStyle_1bmarg5-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div>A New York Yankees superstar slugger is the first in the league with 100 hits this season.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapper_e296pg\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_oenkmd\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_1vgzeyt\">\n<div class=\"style_1q03211\">\n<figure class=\"base_1ruub6q\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"base_1emrqjj\" title=\"Jun 13, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (99) reacts to the crowd after hitting a home run against the Boston Red Sox in the ninth inning at Fenway Park. 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Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images \/ David Butler II-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_y2dfb8rzk\">New York Yankees\u00a0superstar slugger\u00a0Aaron Judge\u00a0just got his 100th hit of the season, becoming the first player in the league to do it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"style_1y6if9u-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_1frp2hegt\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004 ot-vscat-C0004 \" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1934757614220410946&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fmlb%2Fyankees%2Fnews%2Fnew-york-yankees-aaron-judge-becomes-first-player-reach-batting-milestone&amp;sessionId=c5b6226e82d268053c42800e2c91dcfba5c95bb8&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1934757614220410946\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div id=\"tout_d_10_4\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_08n8159vd\">Batting milestones are nothing new for Judge, who currently leads the MLB in home runs alongside Cal Raleigh with 26, batting average with a .380, and now hits with 100. The reigning American League MVP, he has led the AL in home runs in three seasons and holds the AL record for home runs with 62 in 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_bwme043i2\">After\u00a0three rough games, however, Judge could likely use the ego boost. In a postgame interview following their recent series sweep to the Boston Red Sox, Judge took some personal responsibility for the losses, attributing his 1-for-12 record and eight strikeouts to not swinging at balls in the strike zone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_mn9x3obj8\">&#8220;You got to swing at strikes,&#8221; Judge said. &#8220;That usually helps any hitter when you swing at strikes. 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