Aaron Judge is a large, strong human being. He also hits baseballs quite hard.
During the fourth inning of the Blue Jays’ 4-1 win over the Yankees on Tuesday, Judge hit his 28th home run of the season. The ball smashed off a metal sign in left center field and left a substantial dent.
According to MLB’s Statcast, the ball was hit 118.4 miles per hour, making it the fourth-hardest hit home run (and tied for the eighth-hardest hit ball overall) of the 2017 season. Judge now has the four hardest hit homers of the 2017 season, and five of the top six hardest hit balls overall.
I think this kid might have a future in pinstripes. Call me crazy.
