On August 14, New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge made history by hitting his 300th career home run in a 10–2 victory over the Chicago White Sox. The game, which was the 955th of Judge’s career, was played at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois.
Judge, who is 32 years old and made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2016, reached the milestone of 300 home runs faster than any player in MLB history. He shattered the record held by Ralph Kiner, who began his MLB career in 1946 and hit 300 homers in 1,087 games.
Other big-name MLB players have reached the 300 mark in a similar number of games played. They include Ryan Howard (1,093), Juan Gonzalez (1,096), Alex Rodriguez (1,117), Judge’s teammate Giancarlo Stanton (1,119), Harmon…