Pete Alonso on tying Mike Piazza on Mets’ all-time homer list
PHOENIX — Pete Alonso grew up thinking Mike Piazza meant the Mets, so tying the Hall of Fame catcher for third place on the franchise's all-time home run list was a surreal accomplishment, the first baseman said. That home run came on Tuesday against the Diamondbacks, when Alonso hit his 220th career homer. “[Piazza] “He […]
Bet on Aaron Judge to homer
Commercial Content. 21+. As Aaron Judge continues to improve on his own American League home run record with 62 hits, he can pursue the positive expected value of his home run projections. This happens when the true probability of a judge hitting the long ball is higher than the sportsbook odds suggest. Judge leads the […]
Aaron Judge chasing his own homer history after latest blast
Daily Pace Update: Aaron Judge, who has 49 home runs in 129 games with the Yankees, is projected to hit 61.56 home runs this season. That exact amount will never occur, but what is happening now is historic. Two seasons after breaking franchise and American League records with 62 home runs, the Yankees superstar is […]
Emerging Mark Vientos belts 20th homer in win over Orioles
No player has emerged bigger this season for the Mets than Mark Vientos. In a year when many top prospects struggled to hit (Jackson-Holiday’s batting average slumped to .181 in the opposing dugout), Vientos hit his 20th home run, becoming just the seventh Mets player under the age of 24 to do so. The 24-year-old […]
Jesse Winker’s walk-off homer punctuates massive win over Orioles
This 10-game series against teams with playoff hopes may not define the Mets’ season, but it could break it. The only thing that broke Wednesday may have been Jesse Winker’s spiked helmet. After three games, the Mets’ playoff hopes are still there and have only grown stronger after Winker’s first hit with his new team […]
Aaron Judge hits 300th homer as Yankees clobber White Sox
CHICAGO — For weeks, teams didn’t want to play Aaron Judge. It would have been much easier for opposing managers to just hold up four fingers when he came up to bat and walk him, allowing him to face anyone other than the Yankees’ slugger, who has been in a state of extraordinary form in […]
Jersey worn by Babe Ruth during ‘Called Shot’ homer could haul in $30 million
The Babe can still draw crowds and make a lot of money. The jersey worn by New York Yankees legend Babe Ruth when he hit one of the most talked-about home runs in baseball history is going up for auction, creating a frenzy among wealthy sports fans willing to spend tens of millions of dollars. […]
Aaron Judge’s early homer prompts intentional walk
Aaron Judge, who seems to find a new way to surprise every day, reached base four of five times, including a two-run homer in the first inning (his 41st) and an intentional walk with two outs and the bases loaded in the second inning. The Blue Jays didn’t want to pitch to him. Austin Wells […]
Aaron Judge’s mammoth Yankees homer earns him another milestone
Aaron Judge continues to break down barriers for himself. On Friday night, the Yankees captain hit his 40th home run of the season off Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman in the bottom of the first inning, a two-run shot that sliced high and deep into the rain-soaked Bronx sky and landed halfway up the left […]
Orioles’ Jackson Holliday hits grand slam for first MLB homer
Jackson Holiday returned to Baltimore with a bang. The 20-year-old Orioles rookie pitcher hit his first MLB home run on Wednesday, a 439-foot grand slam in the fifth inning of a 10-4 win over the Blue Jays, the day after being recalled from Triple-A. “This is the best I can hit the ball,” Holiday said. […]