Aaron Judge Is One Big Swing From Making Yankees History

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Kristie Ackert | Last updated Jun 13, 2025 4:19 PM ET

Aaron Judge heads into Boston with 25 home runs, a .392 average, and the best OPS in baseball. He’s already put himself in rare company. Now the question is: what milestone is next?

Through 67 games, Judge has totaled 194 bases. The only Yankees to rack up that many this fast? Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle. Judge is already tied with Ken Griffey Jr. (1994) for eighth all-time in total bases through a team’s first 67 games. One big weekend, and he could move past them all. The high-water mark is 208, set by Chuck Klein in 1932. That’s the kind of pace Judge is on.

He’s also reached base 146 times. No one has done that through 67 games since Barry Bonds in 2004. The names keep stacking up: Ruth, Gehrig, Mantle, Speaker. That’s the company Judge is keeping this year—and in some categories, he’s passing them.

If the average holds, and the power keeps coming, Judge could be the first player since Bonds to lead the league in average, on-base percentage, slugging, home runs and walks. Triple Crown-level production with MVP-level impact. No one else is close. He’s already 1.9 WAR ahead of second place. The gap between Judge and the field is the gap between an MVP and a good season.

And now comes Fenway. He’s played 50 games in Boston, hitting .219 with 13 homers—not dominant, but not nothing either. He knows the quirks. He knows the rivalry. And he knows a few more big swings this weekend could put him somewhere nobody in Yankees history has ever been: on pace for 60 home runs and a .390 average.

That’s not just history. That’s a milestone that even Ruth didn’t touch.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

More must-reads: