With the regular season coming to a close, Aaron Judge locked up the American League batting title with ease.

A first-time batting champ, Judge ended up with a major league-leading .331 average after going 1-for-4 in Sunday’s win over the Orioles. Athletics rookie Jacob Wilson finished in a distant second with a .311 average, tied with the Blue Jays’ Bo Bichette , who is stuck on the injured list.

“Nothing Aaron Judge does surprises me,” Aaron Boone recently said when asked about Judge, known for his power, competing for a batting title. “I don’t put anything past 99. He’s playing like an all-time great.”

Judge is the first Yankee to win a batting title since former teammate DJ LeMahieu accomplished the feat with his pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign. The Bombers’ other batting c

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