CHICAGO — Aaron Judge is Mr. 300 and he’s faster than anyone.
The Yankees captain hit his 300th career home run on Wednesday night at Guaranteed Rate Field, becoming the fastest player in major league history to reach that milestone in both games and at-bats.
It took Judge just 955 games to reach 300 home runs.
The previous record holders were Ralph Kiner, who got his 300th hit in his 1,087th game, and Babe Ruth, who got his 300th hit in his 3,831st at-bat.
The record-breaking home run was hit off White Sox right-hander Chad Kuhl with two runners on base in the top of the ninth inning.
Judge, who hit 62 home runs in 2022, breaking the American League single-season record, is again performing at an MVP level this season, hitting 43 home runs.
As of Tuesday, Judge was on pace for 57 home runs, but he wasn’t just flashing power.
Judge entered Monday’s game with a .328 batting average, second only to Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.
The only thing standing between Judge and a chance to win the Triple Crown was Witt, the outfielder who led the majors in home runs and RBIs (106 at the start of the series against the White Sox).
Judge has been hitting fewer and fewer pitches in recent weeks, but when he does get one, he’s consistently done damage.
On Sunday, he became just the fifth player in major league history to hit 42 or more home runs multiple times in his team’s first 119 games of the season.
He joins Babe Ruth (4 times), Sammy Sosa (3 times), Mark McGwire (2 times) and Mickey Mantle (2 times).
