"NEW YORK (AP) - Yankees captain Aaron Judge hit his 359th career home run in the first inning Tuesday night against the Detroit Tigers, breaking a tie with Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra for fifth place on the franchise list. Judge drove a full-count splitter from Casey Mize to right-center field, giving New York a 1-0 lead. The slugger's 44th homer of the season had an exit velocity of 110.6 mph and traveled 412 feet."
"Judge matched Berra on Aug. 31 in a 3-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox when he hit a solo homer against Martín Pérez. Hall of Famers Babe Ruth (659 homers), Mickey Mantle (536), Lou Gehrig (493) and Joe DiMaggio (361) are ahead of Judge on the Yankees' career homers list. Judge was selected by New York in the first round of the 2013 amateur draft and homered in his first at-bat with the Yankees on Aug. 13, 2016."
Aaron Judge hit his 359th career home run in the first inning against the Detroit Tigers, breaking a tie with Yogi Berra for fifth on the Yankees' franchise list. He drove a full-count splitter from Casey Mize to right-center for his 44th homer, with a 110.6 mph exit velocity and a 412-foot distance. Judge matched Berra on Aug. 31 with a solo homer versus Martín Pérez. Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio remain ahead on the franchise list. Judge was a 2013 first-round pick and homered in his first MLB at-bat on Aug. 13, 2016. He returned to right field after a strained flexor tendon and has thrown gingerly while making defensive plays.
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