Yankees star Aaron Judge hit his 50th and 51st home runs of the season on Wednesday night in an 8-1 win against the Chicago White Sox ( box score ), helping New York tie the Toronto Blue Jays atop the American League East and making history in the process. Here's a look at the home runs in question:

Judge now has four career 50-plus homer seasons, tying him with Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, and Babe Ruth for the most in Major League Baseball history. Judge is the only member of that bunch to record all four seasons over the span of his first 10 years in the majors.

Additionally, Judge is the first Yankees player with back-to-back 50-plus-homer seasons since Ruth did it in 1927-28.

Judge had previously launched 52 home runs in 2017, 62 in 2022, and 58 last year. His 2022 showing,

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