Aaron Judge noticed his teammates dancing in the bullpen as he ran the first lap. He also received a warm welcome when he crossed the plate. Not only did the New York Yankees player hit his 300th home run, he also reached the milestone faster than any other player when he hit a home run against the Chicago White Sox in a 10-2 win on Saturday. Wednesday night.

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Judge reached the target in his 955th at-bat and 3,431st at-bat with a three-run shot in the eighth inning. The six-time All-Star and 2022 American League MVP hit a 3-0 sinker from Chad Kuhl into the White Sox bullpen in left for his league-leading 43rd home run. big fight. The Yankees relaxed when the ball went over the wall, jumped up, raised their arms and hit the rest area railing. After the match, DJ LeMahieu and Austin Wells poured a bucket of water on Judge. Ralph Kiner hit 300 home runs in his 1,087th at-bat, and Babe Ruth did it in his 3,831st at-bat.

Chicago was trailing 6-2 when interim manager Grady Sizemore intentionally walked Juan Soto to bring in Judge, who had not hit a home run on a 3-0 pitch since 2021 and was now had three such home runs in his career.