The fat lady sang.
Aaron Judge knocked Yogi Berra out of the top five on the Yankees’ all-time home runs list, going deep for the 359th time in the first inning of Tuesday’s game against the Tigers to surpass the franchise legend.
The home run was Judge’s 44th of the season, a solo shot off right-hander Casey Mize that traveled 412 feet to right-center field.
Next up is Joe DiMaggio, who hit 361 home runs as a Yankee, though Judge has some work to do to catch the top three on the list: Babe Ruth (659), Mickey Mantle (536) and Lou Gehrig (493).
“To get a chance to tie one of the greatest, if not the greatest Yankees in homers, it’s pretty special,” Judge said when he tied Berra at 358 on Aug. 31. “The way Yogi played the game, what he meant to pinstripes, you knew how much it meant being a New York Yankee to him. I feel the same way.
“I’m honored to wear this jersey, so it’s pretty cool to be on that list with him.”
