Aaron Judge ties Babe Ruth in 50

Aaron Judge hit two more home runs on Wednesday night , Nos. 50 and 51. The latest two came against the White Sox. One was against Jonathan Cannon, who put it this way after the game: “He hits everything.” Judge does that. And against everybody.

He has now hit 50 or more home runs in a season four times for the Yankees. In one of those years, he hit 62 . Babe Ruth hit 50 or more home runs four times for the Yankees of the 1920s, and 60 once. We talk all the time about how Shohei Ohtani is a once-in-a-hundred-year talent because he can hit home runs and pitch the way Ruth did. So, too, is Aaron Judge. And he’s doing what he’s doing as a Yankee.

There are sports stars who simply appear to be bigger than life. Wilt Chamberlain was like that in basketball once. So was Shaquille O’Ne