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New York Yankees' Aaron Judge Just Joined Some of the Best Sluggers in Baseball History

By hitting his 55th home run of the season on Sunday against the Oakland Athletics, Aaron Judge joined some a very rare and elite group.

Brady Farkas

New York Yankees center fielder Aaron Judge (99) smiles before the start of the ninth inning against the Oakland Athletics at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Sept 22.
New York Yankees center fielder Aaron Judge (99) smiles before the start of the ninth inning against the Oakland Athletics at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Sept 22. / Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images
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The New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 7-4 on Sunday afternoon in Oakland, marking the end of the team's trips to Oakland. The A's will move to Sacramento for the next few seasons before permanantely relocating to Las Vegas.

With the win, New York is now 92-64. They've already clinched a playoff berth and are just about to wrap up the American League East as well. They also have a 2.5 game lead on Cleveland for the No. 1 seed in the upcoming American League playoffs.

In the win, Yankees star Aaron Judge went 2-for-3 with a double and a home run. It was his 55th home run of the season, putting him in a very select group in baseball history.

Per @CodifyBaseball on social media:

Only MLB players to hit 55+ homers in multiple seasons:
Babe Ruth
Ken Griffey Jr.
Mark McGwire
Sammy Sosa
Aaron Judge

Judge, who is the frontrunner for the American League MVP Award, is hitting .323 with the 55 homers and a league-best 138 RBI. He also hit more than 55 homers back in 2022 when he hit 62, which was an American League record.

If he does win the MVP Award, it would be his second MVP Award in the last three years, having also won in 2022.

The Yankees will be off on Monday before heading back to the East Coast on Tuesday. They'll take on the Orioles at Yankee Stadium with first pitch coming at 7:05 p.m. ET.

Dean Kremer will pitch for Baltimore against Clarke Schmidt.

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BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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