Breaking news: New York Yankees’ superstar Aaron Judge break yet another “unbreakable” record.
Aaron Judge, the star of the New York Yankees, is having an incredible 2025. How has he performed? He does, however, have one record that we never imagined would be broken, and it is in danger.
Barry Bonds hit an incredible 73 home runs in a single season in 2001. Roger Maris, who hit 61 dingers in 1961, was the next closest for years. Neither of these two leap-frogged on the all-time list was anything we ever thought would happen. Aaron Judge, the star of the New York Yankees, had different ideas and set a record in 2022 with 62 home runs.
As impressive as it is, there is another record that no one believed would ever be broken in jeopardy: Judge is off to another incredible start in 2025 and has a few different feats within reach if he keeps up his current pace. Judge has the chance to post a batting average of.400+ over a 162-game stretch.
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Ichiro Suzuki’s single-season hit record is being challenged by Aaron Judge.
Usually, a batter will either have poor power stats and a high batting average, or vice versa. The exception is Aaron Judge. He is hitting for both average and power in 2025 at a level that we have only seen a few times in MLB history. Judge is currently vying for yet another historic accomplishment, as he already holds the record for the most home runs an American League player has in a single season.
In 2004, Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners broke a record that had stood since 1920. Suzuki had 262 hits that season which to this day remains the most hits by a player in a single season. Believe it or not, Judge is within striking distance of that record.
It seems unrealistic to say that Judge can continue the pace he is on for the entire 2025 season, but the Yankees’ captain has also shown no signs of slowing down. Judge is currently on pace to end the season just one hit shy of Ichiro’s record. This is something to keep an eye on as the year unfolds. We could be talking about a player who ends the season with a .400+ batting average, 50+ homers and over 262 hits. Judge has a chance to have arguably the most impressive offensive season of all-time and is must-see TV.
