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On a date in the not-too-distant future, Aaron Judge will hit his 359th home run, surpassing Yogi Berra for sole possession of fifth place on the Yankees’ franchise list.

It’s fun to imagine how Berra might have reacted. When Johnny Bench passed him for the most homers by a catcher in 1980, Berra sent a telegram that read, in part: “I always thought the record would stand until it was broken.”

Judge understands and appreciates his place in Yankees history. During his pursuit of Roger Maris’ single-season American League home run record three seasons ago, he spoke frequently about that topic – a major reason why he re-sig

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