The major league Angels Shohei Otani and the Yankees judge who is competing for the league MVP = best player of the season hit the 60th home run against the Pirates, just one more to the league record.
The Yankees judge started the game against the Pirates in his hometown of New York on the 20th as No. 1 and right. rice field.
He brought the ball to the left middle stand with a flight distance of 131 meters, and the big hit, which was recognized as a home run at the moment of hitting, made the fans of Yankee Stadium stand up and rejoice.
With this, Judge became only the sixth player in the major leagues to reach 60 in a season, tying Babe Ruth's 60 in 1927.
The American League record of 61 shots in a season set by Roger Maris in 1961 is just one shot away, and if the remaining 15 games continue at this pace, it will be 66, setting the league record for the first time in 61 years. Momentum to update.
In addition, in addition to the home runs and RBIs that are far ahead of the 2nd place and below, Judge also topped the league in batting average after this game, and along with the MVP battle with Otani, won the Triple Crown for the first time in 10 years in the major leagues. Attention is also focused on whether it is possible to achieve
In the game, Judge's home run led to the Yankees batting order, and in the end, Stanton hit a home run with the bases loaded, winning a dramatic 9-8 victory and advancing to the district championship. Judge and his teammates were overjoyed. We had Stanton.