Aaron Judge Ties Legend on Yankees' All-Time Home Runs List, Can He Reach the Top Spot?

Aaron Judge Ties Legend on Yankees' All-Time Home Runs List, Can He Reach the Top Spot? originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

Another week, another milestone for Aaron Judge. 

The Yankees’ captain hit his 351st home run in pinstripes yesterday, tying him with Alex Rodriguez for sixth all-time in Yankees history. 

Atlanta Braves starter Grant Holmes threw three straight low pitches, desperately trying to stay under Judge’s bat. The first pitch to barely come up, just a couple inches into the zone, is sent screaming out over the right-center field wall. 

His last bomb made Judge the fastest to 350 home runs in all of league history, achieving the feat almost 200 games quicker than Mark McGwire. Now this one brings him alongside one of the most polarizing Yankees. 

Rodriguez was an All-Star and MVP-winner by the time he made it to New York, but that just meant he had to do that much better while he was here. 

Despite all the drama, chokes and lawsuit, Rodriguez still found remarkable success with the Yankees. More MVPs, a World Series title, and he was just four home runs shy of 700, a number only four players have ever reached. 

The names Judge is being discussed with are almost mythical. Just this season, he could pass two more players you might have heard of: Yogi Berra and Joe DiMaggio. Judge is seven homers from tying Berra, and 10 shy of tying Dimaggio, 

Could he be the one to knock Babe Ruth off his Yankee throne?

Judge is 33 years old and has played 1092 games. A few superstars in sports have proven they can succeed at a high level longer than anyone thought (LeBron James, Tom Brady), but we cannot use GOATs as a standard.

Let’s say he stays on the same pace (a homer every 3.1 games). If he were to play out his contract and have another five years, averaging 150 games per season, it would get Judge to 593, solidly in second place. It would still be another 66 dingers to get to the Babe. 

I am not going to doubt a guy at the peak of his powers and is averaging around 55 dingers the last few years. He seems to be a better hitter today than either of his past MVP seasons. The only part that would make me nervous is anyone’s body holding up after competing for that long. 

I might be the only one worried, though. 

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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 21, 2025, where it first appeared.