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Will anyone hit 74 homers? Even Aaron Judge thinks MLB season record is 'a little untouchable'

What used to be one of baseball’s most magical numbers — 61 home runs — now sits buried, eight lines deep, in the Major League Baseball record book

The Independent UK

Machine Gun Kelly Throws Wild First Pitch At Guardians Game

Machine Gun Kelly's unconventional first pitch at Progressive Field entertains fans with a unique twist, joining the ranks of memorable first pitch blunders.

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Longest Home Runs Ever Hit in the Home Run Derby

Here's a look back at big blasts from before and after the introduction of Statcast in 2016.

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Cubs Legend Sammy Sosa Asked Directly About Steroid Use Upon Return to Chicago

The retired slugger was rather unprepared to give an answer.

Sports Illustrated

On Oct. 14, 2003, Cubs fans’ hearts were shattered — and Cubdom changed forever

The mother of all heartbreaks on the North Side flipped some switches that wouldn’t — couldn’t — be unflipped.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jaguars’ Ross Matiscik wants to lead NFL long snappers in tackles

Jaguars special teamers want to see Ross Matiscik win the long snapper tackles title this season.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, and the home run chase of 1998

Steroids or not, the home run chase of 25 years ago was an exciting season. ‘Gould’s Law’ shows it was also a statistical aberration.

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SI:AM | The Angels and Rangers Are Going All In

Two AL West rivals are stocking up at the deadline.

Sports Illustrated

Baseball by the Numbers: A look at crosstown crossovers

Only three men in the interleague era have played at least two seasons for the Cubs and White Sox.

Chicago Sun-Times

Hall of Famer Fred McGriff recalls Cubs stint fondly but with tinge of regret

“I was always a little disappointed because I was supposed to help the Cubbies win that first World Series, and it didn’t quite happen,” McGriff said. “So that one stings a little bit.”

Chicago Sun-Times

June is bustin’ out all over — in baseball terms, that is

There are plenty of fun facts about this month, but we’re focused on the national pastime here.

Chicago Sun-Times

Love your mothers and love this Mother’s Day baseball quiz

Think about how proud your mom would be if you ace this trivia test.

Chicago Sun-Times

Paul Sullivan: The Sammy Sosa debate isn’t going away for Chicago Cubs fans and ownership. Is a reunion possible?

If it isn’t obvious by now that Tom Ricketts wants no part of a Sammy Sosa reunion, I don’t know what else the Chicago Cubs chairman can say to end the discussion.

Chicago Tribune

Cubs great Ryne Sandberg statue set to join fellow Hall of Famers on Gallagher Way

The statue is set to be unveiled in 2024, president of business operations Crane Kenney said at Cubs Convention.

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The Independent UK

Aaron Judge is AP male athlete of year after setting HR mark

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge has been voted The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year

Tribune News Service

What makes Aaron Judge special? MLB’s top sluggers weigh in as Yankee great chases history.

NEW YORK — Jim Thome’s 14-year-old son, Landon, has come down to breakfast at the Thome household most mornings this baseball season with a question for his old man, the fearsome Hall of Fame slugger who smacked 612 home runs during his playing career:

Chicago Sun-Times

No hint that Aaron Judge is dirty, but shouldn’t the steroid era have made us more skeptical?

Yankees star sets American League record with 62nd home run.

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | Aaron Judge Finally Did It

He was running out of games to pass Roger Maris but came through with No. 62 in Game 161.

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Yankees’ Aaron Judge blasts 62nd home run to set American League record

Roger Maris had held the previous mark of 61, which he set in 1961.

Sports Illustrated

Baseball World Debates True Home Run King After Judge Hits No. 62

Some observers consider Aaron Judge the clean home run king because Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa are associated with performance-enhancing drugs.

Axios

Yankees' Aaron Judge sets new American League home run record

The outfielder's 62nd home run of the season broke Roger Maris' record set in 1961.

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Aaron Judge hits home run #62 and makes baseball history

The New York Yankees' star outfielder has broken the 61-year-old record set by fellow Yankee Roger Maris back in 1961.

Sports Illustrated

Aaron Judge Sets AL Record With 62nd Home Run

Judge moves past Roger Maris to stand alone atop the American League’s single-season list.

AFP

Judge stuck on 61 homers as Yankees win but miss no-hitter

Washington (AFP) - New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge missed another chance at hitting a record-breaking 62nd home run of the Major League Baseball season on Monday but great efforts abounded around him.

Chicago Sun-Times

Coverage of Aaron Judge’s home-run chase puts Len Kasper’s move to radio in focus

For those who still don’t accept Kasper’s rationale for leaving Cubs TV for White Sox radio nearly two years ago, consider what happened in baseball broadcasting last week.

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