Aaron Judge is having an historic rookie season, and if his most recent home run is any indication, he won’t be letting up any time soon.
To the bleachers ... and BEYOND!@TheJudge44 goes 495 feet, 2017’s longest homer. https://t.co/IzqlxNcb3y pic.twitter.com/RvMvOJy5ip
— MLB (@MLB) June 11, 2017
That freakish home run went a distance of 495 feet — the longest dinger thus far in 2017. This ties Kris Bryant for the second-longest home run in the Statcast era, behind a 504-foot home run by Giancarlo Stanton.
495 feet! @TheJudge44 is on another level. #Statcast pic.twitter.com/eeJYG0A0wf
— #Statcast (@statcast) June 11, 2017
Aaron Judge's HR Sunday was calculated at 496 feet, the longest HR since ESPN began tracking in 2009 pic.twitter.com/IWjfB3AuTq
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 11, 2017
I don’t think anyone at Yankee Stadium could believe Judge hit it this far, even his teammates in the Yankees dugout. Check out Didi Gregorius’ reaction to the ridiculously long home run.
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This was Aaron Judge’s Major League leading 20th home run of the season. Wow!
Oh hey! And Aaron Judge didn’t stop there. Looks like he needed to hit one out to right field just to even things out.
.@TheJudge44 is so fair, so even-handed, he decided the fans in right field were also entitled to a homer. https://t.co/2T5Td1aHef pic.twitter.com/u4Egn6qhYF
— MLB (@MLB) June 11, 2017
Aaron Judge is a very good large adult human and very good at hitting baseballs.
Update: What better way to do your postgame interview than to wear a ‘Great Hambino’ shirt.
Aaron Judge's #SundayFunday:
— YES Network (@YESNetwork) June 11, 2017
⚾ 1B
⚾ 2B
⚾ 495-ft HR
⚾ 402-ft HR
⚾ Hit @Yankees 100th HR of the season
His 21 HRs leads @MLB.#YANKSonYES pic.twitter.com/P5yZ0li6mp