{"id":642278,"date":"2026-05-01T07:49:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T07:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/642278\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T07:49:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T07:49:13","slug":"yankees-star-aaron-judge-can-make-history-in-orioles-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/642278\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees Star Aaron Judge Can Make History In Orioles Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 27: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees runs after hitting a 2-run RBI double during the fifth inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium on September 27, 2025 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Ishika Samant\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

On Friday, the New York Yankees<\/a> will open up a series with the Baltimore Orioles<\/a> in the Bronx.<\/p>\n

They are coming off a series where they took two out of three from the Rangers<\/a> (in Texas).<\/p>\n

Currently, the Yankees are having an off day on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Yankees Star Aaron Judge Can Make History\"\"<\/p>\n

GettyAaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees in action during the game against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium on September 27, 2025 in New York City.<\/p>\n

During their series with the Orioles, Yankees star Aaron Judge<\/a> can make MLB<\/a> history.<\/p>\n

He needs just one home run to tie Albert Belle (381) for 74th on the all-time list<\/a>.<\/p>\n

@FiresideYankees wrote:<\/a> \u201cAaron Judge career vs Orioles\ud83d\udd25 .321 BA \/\/ 51 HRs \/\/ 109 RBI \/\/ 1.187 OPS Throwback to his 495-foot homer back in 2017\u201d<\/p>\n

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GettyAaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees stands on first base in the game against the Miami Marlins<\/a> during the home opener at Yankee Stadium on April 03, 2026 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The New York Yankees defeated the Miami Marlins 8-2.<\/p>\n

Judge is having another fantastic season where he is batting .252 with 28 hits, 12 home runs, 20 RBI\u2019s, 25 runs and five stolen bases in 31 games.<\/p>\n

That said, he is coming off a game (on Wednesday) where he had two strikeouts and no hits.<\/p>\n

@YankeesMuse wrote:<\/a> \u201cAaron Judge in March\/April the last five seasons:<\/p>\n

2022: .961 OPS, 6 HR 2023: .863 OPS, 6 HR 2024: .754 OPS, 6 HR 2025: 1.282 OPS, 10 HR 2026: 1.002 OPS, 12 HR<\/p>\n

His 12 homers this season are the most he\u2019s had through April in his career.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aaron Judge in March\/April the last five seasons:<\/p>\n

2022: .961 OPS, 6 HR
\n2023: .863 OPS, 6 HR
\n2024: .754 OPS, 6 HR
\n2025: 1.282 OPS, 10 HR
\n2026: 1.002 OPS, 12 HR<\/p>\n

His 12 homers this season are the most he\u2019s had through April in his career. <\/p>\n

Judge is in the middle of his 11th MLB season (all with the Yankees).<\/p>\n

He has won three MVP Awards in the previous four years.<\/p>\n

Last season, Judge hit 53 home runs.<\/p>\n

@eyyankees wrote (on April 27):<\/a> \u201cAaron Judge & Ben Rice<\/a> are just the second set of Yankee teammates with 10+ homers in the teams first 29 games.<\/p>\n

1956: Yogi Berra & Mickey Mantle 2026: Aaron Judge & Ben Rice\u201d<\/p>\n

Aaron Judge & Ben Rice are just the second set of Yankee teammates with 10+ homers in the teams first 29 games.<\/p>\n

1956: Yogi Berra & Mickey Mantle
\n2026: Aaron Judge & Ben Rice <\/p>\n

Yankees Ahead Of Orioles Series\"\"<\/p>\n

GettyAaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees looks on against the Seattle Mariners<\/a> at T-Mobile Park on March 30, 2026 in Seattle, Washington.<\/p>\n

The Yankees are coming off a road trip where they won seven out of nine games against the Boston Red Sox<\/a>, Texas Rangers and Houston Astros<\/a>.<\/p>\n

They are now 20-11 in their first 31 games, which has them as the first-place team in the American League East.<\/p>\n

At home, the Yankees have gone 8-5 in 13 games.<\/p>\n

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GettyAaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees gestures to the dugout after hitting a double against the Texas Rangers in the seventh inning at Globe Life Field on April 27, 2026 in Arlington, Texas.<\/p>\n

Judge will look to lead the Yankees to their first World Series since 2009.<\/p>\n

They look like a legitimate title contender through the first month of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tBen Stinar<\/a> Ben Stinar has been covering the NBA for over seven years.\u00a0
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\nHe has written for OnSI, Forbes, Amico Hoops, The Big Lead and had a podcast with former All-Star Jameer Nelson. More about Ben Stinar<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 27: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees runs after…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":642279,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[558],"tags":[64,63,591,85],"class_list":["post-642278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-mlb","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=642278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/642279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=642278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=642278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=642278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}