Aaron Judge’s Historic Hot Streak: Could This Be the Best Season of His Career?
Aaron Judge is absolutely on fire this season, and Sunday’s game was no different. The Yankees’ powerhouse once again elevated his batting average beyond the elusive .400 threshold, guiding New York to a commanding 12-2 victory over the Athletics in Sacramento. Four hits in a single game — a career high he’s remarkably reached 13 times — bumped his average up to an eye-popping .409, outpacing the competition by a mile, even leaving Paul Goldschmidt’s solid .349 in his wake.
If you’re keeping score at home, Judge is now etched firmly in MLB history, boasting the fourth-best batting average through 40 games while smashing at least 14 home runs—a club featuring legends Manny Ramirez, Jimmie Foxx, and Mickey Mantle. The details of his performance read like a highlight reel: a clutch two-run single early on, a double and multiple singles that kept the scoreboard ticking as the Yankees pulled away, sealing their fourth win in five games. Sitting at 23-17, New York is poised to close out their West Coast stretch with a flourish against the Mariners.
What’s striking here is not just the stats—though leading the league in RBIs, hits, and homers is nothing to scoff at—but the near certainty that Judge’s MVP narrative is already written. Oddsmakers aren’t shy, pegging him with better than 90% odds to snag the AL MVP title. Sure, sustaining a .400+ average over an entire season is practically mythical—only eight players have ever pulled it off, with Ted Williams the last to do so in 1941—but the sheer historic weight of what Judge is accomplishing right now is simply breath-taking. Whether he can keep this pace and power the Yankees deep into October remains to be seen, but watching any less-than-stellar pitcher face him these days is a sight not to be missed.
Aaron Judge’s dominant start to the season continued Sunday afternoon.
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