Aaron Judge matches Babe Ruth's home run total through first 1,000 games in Yankees' win over Pirates

Aaron Judge continued his scalding commencement to the play during the New York Yankees' 9-4 triumph implicit the Pittsburgh Pirates astatine PNC Park Friday.

Judge, 32, marked his 1,000th crippled by hitting his sixth location tally of the play successful the seventh inning disconnected alleviation pitcher Tim Mayza to marque the people 9-1. 

Judge’s seventh-inning blast was the 321st of his career, matching Babe Ruth's full successful his archetypal 1,000 games with the Yankees. 

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The New York Yankees' Aaron Judge celebrates with Jazz Chisholm Jr. (13) aft hitting a two-run location tally disconnected Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Tim Mayza during the seventh inning successful Pittsburgh Friday, April 4, 2025.  (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

The Yankees skipper has won the AL MVP 2 of the past 3 seasons and picked up close helium near disconnected to commencement the 2025 campaign. Last season, Judge deed .322 with 58 location runs and 144 RBIs. 

Through 7 games this season, Judge has a .379 batting mean with six location runs and 17 RBIs. 

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Aaron Judge celebrates arsenic helium rounds the bases aft hitting a two-run location tally disconnected Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Tim Mayza during the seventh inning successful Pittsburgh Friday, April 4, 2025.  (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Judge has deed much location runs than the Tampa Bay Rays, Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Miami Marlins, Toronto Blue Jays and Minnesota Twins truthful acold this season. 

Judge wasn’t the lone Yankees hitter who had a beardown crippled against the Pirates. Third baseman Oswaldo Cabrera was 3-for-4 with 4 RBIs. Shortstop Anthony Volpe had 3 hits successful the win.

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New York Yankees starting pitcher Max Fried delivers during the sixth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates successful Pittsburgh Friday, April 4, 2025.  (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Max Fried collected his archetypal triumph of the play and his archetypal triumph with the Yankees aft pitching 5⅔ innings and giving up conscionable 1 tally connected six hits portion striking retired six batters. Fried signed the astir lucrative declaration for a left-handed pitcher successful MLB past with the Yankees successful the offseason, an eight-year, $218 cardinal deal. 

Judge and the Yankees (5-2) instrumentality connected the Pirates (2-6) successful the 2nd crippled of a three-game bid Saturday astatine 4:05 p.m. ET. Marcus Stroman volition commencement for the Yankees, and Bailey Falter volition instrumentality the mound for the Pirates. 

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